#7B4517
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.7% 0.094 56.7), rgb(123, 69, 23).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.76:1).
About this color
#7B4517 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.76:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.094) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.70:1 |
| White text | 7.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B4517 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 69, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 68%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.094 56.7) |
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 #7B4517 | 7.76:1 | AAA | Lc -91.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7B4517 | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc 17.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B4517 text on white | 7.76:1 | AAA | Lc 86.6 | Fine for body text |
| #7B4517 text on black | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc -15.5 | 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
#F3E7E0
oklch(93.6% 0.016 52.6)
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Step 200
200
#EAD5C6
oklch(88.6% 0.031 57.9)
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Step 300
300
#DDB89F
oklch(80.9% 0.055 55.9)
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Step 400
400
#CB926A
oklch(70.6% 0.088 55.8)
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Step 500
500
#BC7640
oklch(63% 0.112 56.5)
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Step 600
600
#A85E1C
oklch(55.7% 0.122 56.8)
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Step 700
700
#904D0C
oklch(49.2% 0.114 56.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7B4517
oklch(44.7% 0.094 56.7)
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Step 900
900
#5F3616
oklch(37.7% 0.074 55.8)
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Step 950
950
#37200E
oklch(26.9% 0.046 57.2)
#7B4517 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) | #554B10 | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #625717 | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #87393C | 0.065 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.095 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B4517
#7B4517
oklch(44.7% 0.094 56.7)
- #085B82
#085B82
oklch(44.7% 0.095 237.2)
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 #7B4517, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.025
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.035
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.049
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.053
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.057
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.061
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.062
Use #7B4517 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.