#7B4615
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.9% 0.095 58.5), rgb(123, 70, 21).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.69:1).
About this color
#7B4615 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 59°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.023 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.69:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.095) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.72:1 |
| White text | 7.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B4615 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 70, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 71%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.9% 0.095 58.5) |
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 #7B4615 | 7.69:1 | AAA | Lc -91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7B4615 | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc 17.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B4615 text on white | 7.69:1 | AAA | Lc 86.4 | Fine for body text |
| #7B4615 text on black | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc -15.7 | 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
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C6
oklch(88.5% 0.03 59.3)
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Step 300
300
#DDB99E
oklch(81% 0.056 58.7)
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Step 400
400
#CA9368
oklch(70.7% 0.088 58.7)
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Step 500
500
#BC773D
oklch(63.1% 0.114 58.5)
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Step 600
600
#A75E17
oklch(55.5% 0.123 58.3)
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Step 700
700
#8F4D06
oklch(49% 0.114 58.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7B4615
oklch(44.9% 0.095 58.5)
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Step 900
900
#5E3714
oklch(37.8% 0.074 59.2)
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Step 950
950
#37200D
oklch(26.9% 0.047 58.4)
#7B4615 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) | #564C0D | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #635815 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #873A3C | 0.066 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.095 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B4615
#7B4615
oklch(44.9% 0.095 58.5)
- #0E5B83
#0E5B83
oklch(44.8% 0.095 238.5)
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 #7B4615, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.023
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.032
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.051
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.053
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.059
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.060
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.060
Use #7B4615 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.