#7E4C19
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.5% 0.093 61.9), rgb(126, 76, 25).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.15:1).
About this color
#7E4C19 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 62°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.006 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.15:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.093) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.93:1 |
| White text | 7.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E4C19 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 76, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 67%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.093 61.9) |
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 #7E4C19 | 7.15:1 | AAA | Lc -89.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E4C19 | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc 19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E4C19 text on white | 7.15:1 | AAA | Lc 84.6 | Fine for body text |
| #7E4C19 text on black | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc -17.4 | 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
#F9F5F1
oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E1
oklch(93.6% 0.014 60.6)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C9
oklch(88.6% 0.025 61.6)
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Step 300
300
#D7BBA4
oklch(81% 0.045 61.5)
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Step 400
400
#C29772
oklch(70.8% 0.072 62)
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Step 500
500
#B27C4D
oklch(63.1% 0.092 61)
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Step 600
600
#9D652F
oklch(55.7% 0.1 62.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E4C19
oklch(46.5% 0.093 61.9)
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Step 800
800
#6D441E
oklch(42.6% 0.077 61)
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Step 900
900
#583A1E
oklch(37.7% 0.06 62.4)
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Step 950
950
#342212
oklch(27% 0.038 61.7)
#7E4C19 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) | #5C5112 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #675C1A | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A4142 | 0.068 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.093 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E4C19
#7E4C19
oklch(46.5% 0.093 61.9)
- #1F5F89
#1F5F89
oklch(46.6% 0.093 241.9)
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 #7E4C19, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.006
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.016
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.028
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.047
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.049
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.057
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.061
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.061
Use #7E4C19 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.