#7B4E06
Closest named color: Medium Brown (#7F5112). oklch(46.4% 0.098 70.5), rgb(123, 78, 6).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.15:1).
About this color
#7B4E06 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 71°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Brown (#7F5112), ΔE 0.013 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.15:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.098) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Brown (#7F5112) |
| Black text | 2.93:1 |
| White text | 7.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B4E06 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 78, 6) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 91%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.4% 0.098 70.5) |
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 #7B4E06 | 7.15:1 | AAA | Lc -89.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B4E06 | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B4E06 text on white | 7.15:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #7B4E06 text on black | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc -17.4 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E0
oklch(93.5% 0.014 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E5D7C7
oklch(88.6% 0.027 71.2)
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Step 300
300
#D5BCA0
oklch(80.9% 0.048 70.2)
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Step 400
400
#BF996C
oklch(70.7% 0.076 70.8)
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Step 500
500
#AE7F43
oklch(63.1% 0.097 71.2)
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Step 600
600
#9A6722
oklch(55.6% 0.105 70)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7B4E06
oklch(46.4% 0.098 70.5)
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Step 800
800
#6B4614
oklch(42.7% 0.081 69.9)
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Step 900
900
#573B18
oklch(37.7% 0.063 69.7)
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Step 950
950
#33230F
oklch(27.1% 0.04 70.8)
#7B4E06 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) | #5D5100 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #685C09 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #874342 | 0.078 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.098 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B4E06
#7B4E06
oklch(46.4% 0.098 70.5)
- #2A5C8D
#2A5C8D
oklch(46.5% 0.097 250.3)
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 #7B4E06, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.013
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.018
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.039
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.039
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.045
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.052
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.058
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.058
Use #7B4E06 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.