#7B4E15
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.5% 0.092 67.4), rgb(123, 78, 21).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.13:1).
About this color
#7B4E15 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 67°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.011 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.13:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.092) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.94:1 |
| White text | 7.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B4E15 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 78, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 71%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.092 67.4) |
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 #7B4E15 | 7.13:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B4E15 | 2.94:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B4E15 text on white | 7.13:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #7B4E15 text on black | 2.94:1 | Fails | Lc -17.5 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C8
oklch(88.4% 0.025 65.5)
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Step 300
300
#D5BCA3
oklch(81% 0.044 67.1)
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Step 400
400
#BF9871
oklch(70.6% 0.071 66.3)
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Step 500
500
#AE7E4A
oklch(63% 0.091 67.1)
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Step 600
600
#99672C
oklch(55.5% 0.098 67.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7B4E15
oklch(46.5% 0.092 67.4)
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Step 800
800
#6A461B
oklch(42.6% 0.076 67.8)
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Step 900
900
#573B1C
oklch(37.7% 0.06 67)
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Step 950
950
#332311
oklch(27.1% 0.038 68.3)
#7B4E15 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) | #5D520B | 0.057 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #675C16 | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #874343 | 0.073 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.092 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B4E15
#7B4E15
oklch(46.5% 0.092 67.4)
- #295D8A
#295D8A
oklch(46.5% 0.092 247.5)
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 #7B4E15, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.011
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.012
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.036
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.041
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.048
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.051
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.058
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.061
Use #7B4E15 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.