#7C4E18
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.6% 0.091 65.7), rgb(124, 78, 24).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.09:1).
About this color
#7C4E18 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 66°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.008 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.09:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.091) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.95:1 |
| White text | 7.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C4E18 |
| RGB | rgb(124, 78, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 68%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.6% 0.091 65.7) |
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 #7C4E18 | 7.09:1 | AAA | Lc -89.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7C4E18 | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc 19.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7C4E18 text on white | 7.09:1 | AAA | Lc 84.4 | Fine for body text |
| #7C4E18 text on black | 2.95:1 | Fails | Lc -17.6 | 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
#E5D6C9
oklch(88.5% 0.024 63.5)
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Step 300
300
#D5BCA3
oklch(81% 0.044 67.1)
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Step 400
400
#BF9872
oklch(70.7% 0.07 65.6)
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Step 500
500
#AF7E4C
oklch(63.1% 0.09 65.5)
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Step 600
600
#9A662E
oklch(55.5% 0.098 65.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7C4E18
oklch(46.6% 0.091 65.7)
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Step 800
800
#6B461D
oklch(42.8% 0.075 65.9)
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Step 900
900
#573B1D
oklch(37.8% 0.059 66.2)
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Step 950
950
#332312
oklch(27.1% 0.037 66.8)
#7C4E18 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) | #5D5210 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #685C19 | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #884343 | 0.070 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.091 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C4E18
#7C4E18
oklch(46.6% 0.091 65.7)
- #285E8A
#285E8A
oklch(46.7% 0.092 246.1)
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 #7C4E18, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.008
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.012
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.034
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.043
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.049
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.060
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.061
Use #7C4E18 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.