#7E491F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.091 56), rgb(126, 73, 31).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.34:1).
About this color
#7E491F is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 56°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.014 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.34:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.091) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.85:1 |
| White text | 7.34:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E491F |
| RGB | rgb(126, 73, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 61%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.091 56) |
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 #7E491F | 7.34:1 | AAA | Lc -90.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7E491F | 2.85:1 | Fails | Lc 18.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E491F text on white | 7.34:1 | AAA | Lc 85.2 | Fine for body text |
| #7E491F text on black | 2.85:1 | Fails | Lc -16.8 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.013 56.2)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CA
oklch(88.4% 0.024 55.2)
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Step 300
300
#D8BAA6
oklch(80.9% 0.044 55.7)
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Step 400
400
#C39676
oklch(70.8% 0.07 56.7)
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Step 500
500
#B37B52
oklch(63.1% 0.09 56.5)
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Step 600
600
#9F6336
oklch(55.7% 0.098 55.9)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E491F
oklch(46% 0.091 56)
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Step 800
800
#6E4323
oklch(42.6% 0.075 55.7)
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Step 900
900
#593921
oklch(37.7% 0.059 56.7)
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Step 950
950
#342214
oklch(27% 0.037 58.3)
#7E491F 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) | #594F1A | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #655B1F | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A3E40 | 0.061 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.091 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E491F
#7E491F
oklch(46% 0.091 56)
- #145F84
#145F84
oklch(46% 0.091 236.2)
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 #7E491F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.014
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.025
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.027
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.052
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.054
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.059
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.061
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.062
Use #7E491F 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.