#7D4C30
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.7% 0.078 49.7), rgb(125, 76, 48).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.12:1).
About this color
#7D4C30 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 50°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.12:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.078) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.94:1 |
| White text | 7.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D4C30 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 76, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 45%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.7% 0.078 49.7) |
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 #7D4C30 | 7.12:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7D4C30 | 2.94:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7D4C30 text on white | 7.12:1 | AAA | Lc 84.5 | Fine for body text |
| #7D4C30 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
#F8F4F2
oklch(97% 0.005 48.7)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E3
oklch(93.6% 0.011 54.5)
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Step 200
200
#E5D5CD
oklch(88.4% 0.021 48.5)
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Step 300
300
#D6BAAB
oklch(80.9% 0.038 50)
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Step 400
400
#C0967F
oklch(70.6% 0.06 50.1)
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Step 500
500
#B07C5F
oklch(63.2% 0.077 50)
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Step 600
600
#9B6445
oklch(55.6% 0.084 49.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7D4C30
oklch(46.7% 0.078 49.7)
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Step 800
800
#6C442E
oklch(42.8% 0.065 49.2)
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Step 900
900
#573929
oklch(37.5% 0.05 48.8)
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Step 950
950
#332218
oklch(27% 0.032 51.4)
#7D4C30 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) | #5A512E | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #655C30 | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #884345 | 0.048 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.079 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D4C30
#7D4C30
oklch(46.7% 0.078 49.7)
- #20627D
#20627D
oklch(46.7% 0.078 229.3)
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 #7D4C30, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.022
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.035
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.056
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.057
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.061
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.062
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.063
Use #7D4C30 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.