#7B5024
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47% 0.083 63.9), rgb(123, 80, 36).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.96:1).
About this color
#7B5024 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 64°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.009 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.96:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.083) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.01:1 |
| White text | 6.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B5024 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 80, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 55%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.083 63.9) |
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 #7B5024 | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7B5024 | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7B5024 text on white | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc 83.9 | Fine for body text |
| #7B5024 text on black | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.0 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
-
Step 100
100
#F0E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.012 59.6)
-
Step 200
200
#E4D6CA
oklch(88.4% 0.022 63.2)
-
Step 300
300
#D4BCA6
oklch(81% 0.041 64.7)
-
Step 400
400
#BD9977
oklch(70.8% 0.064 64.9)
-
Step 500
500
#AC7F54
oklch(63.1% 0.081 64.2)
-
Step 600
600
#986738
oklch(55.6% 0.089 63)
-
Step 700
700 (this color)
#7B5024
oklch(47% 0.083 63.9)
-
Step 800
800
#694624
oklch(42.6% 0.068 63.3)
-
Step 900
900
#553B22
oklch(37.6% 0.053 63.9)
-
Step 950
950
#322314
oklch(27% 0.034 65.5)
#7B5024 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) | #5E531F | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #685D25 | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #864646 | 0.063 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.083 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B5024
#7B5024
oklch(47% 0.083 63.9)
- #2D5F86
#2D5F86
oklch(46.9% 0.083 244.5)
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 #7B5024, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.009
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.016
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.037
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.043
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.051
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.053
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.053
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.060
Use #7B5024 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.