#7A4516
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.6% 0.094 57.7), rgb(122, 69, 22).
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White text reads best on this color (7.80:1).
About this color
#7A4516 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 58°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.80:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.094) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.69:1 |
| White text | 7.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A4516 |
| RGB | rgb(122, 69, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 69%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.6% 0.094 57.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #7A4516 | 7.80:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7A4516 | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc 17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7A4516 text on white | 7.80:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #7A4516 text on black | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc -15.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E7E0
oklch(93.5% 0.015 54.9)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C6
oklch(88.5% 0.03 59.3)
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Step 300
300
#DDB89E
oklch(80.8% 0.056 56.9)
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Step 400
400
#CA9369
oklch(70.7% 0.088 58.1)
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Step 500
500
#BC773F
oklch(63.2% 0.112 57.8)
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Step 600
600
#A75E1B
oklch(55.6% 0.122 57.5)
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Step 700
700
#8F4D0B
oklch(49% 0.113 57.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7A4516
oklch(44.6% 0.094 57.7)
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Step 900
900
#5E3715
oklch(37.8% 0.073 58.6)
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Step 950
950
#37200E
oklch(26.9% 0.046 57.2)
#7A4516 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #554B0F | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #625716 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #86393C | 0.066 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.094 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A4516
#7A4516
oklch(44.6% 0.094 57.7)
- #0C5B81
#0C5B81
oklch(44.7% 0.093 236.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #7A4516, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.026
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.035
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.050
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.051
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.058
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.061
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.063
Use #7A4516 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.