#7E4E17
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.9% 0.093 64.8), rgb(126, 78, 23).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.02:1).
About this color
#7E4E17 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 65°. 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 7.02:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.093) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.98:1 |
| White text | 7.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E4E17 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 78, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 69%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.9% 0.093 64.8) |
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 #7E4E17 | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E4E17 | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E4E17 text on white | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc 84.1 | Fine for body text |
| #7E4E17 text on black | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | 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
#E5D6C8
oklch(88.4% 0.025 65.5)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA3
oklch(80.9% 0.045 63.8)
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Step 400
400
#C19871
oklch(70.8% 0.072 64.8)
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Step 500
500
#B07D4B
oklch(63% 0.092 64.3)
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Step 600
600
#9B662C
oklch(55.6% 0.1 65.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E4E17
oklch(46.9% 0.093 64.8)
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Step 800
800
#6C451C
oklch(42.7% 0.077 64.2)
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Step 900
900
#583A1D
oklch(37.7% 0.06 63.2)
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Step 950
950
#332212
oklch(26.9% 0.037 63.4)
#7E4E17 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) | #5D520E | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #695D18 | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A4343 | 0.070 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.093 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E4E17
#7E4E17
oklch(46.9% 0.093 64.8)
- #255F8B
#255F8B
oklch(46.9% 0.093 244.8)
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 #7E4E17, 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 0.010
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.031
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.044
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.046
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.054
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.059
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.064
Use #7E4E17 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.