#7E4E22
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47% 0.087 60.4), rgb(126, 78, 34).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.00:1).
About this color
#7E4E22 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.087 and its hue 60°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.004 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.00:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.087) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.99:1 |
| White text | 7.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E4E22 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 78, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 58%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.087 60.4) |
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 #7E4E22 | 7.00:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E4E22 | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E4E22 text on white | 7.00:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #7E4E22 text on black | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -18.0 | 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
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.012 59.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6CA
oklch(88.5% 0.023 61.2)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA6
oklch(81% 0.042 60)
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Step 400
400
#C09776
oklch(70.6% 0.067 60.2)
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Step 500
500
#B07D52
oklch(63.1% 0.086 60.4)
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Step 600
600
#9B6536
oklch(55.5% 0.094 60)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E4E22
oklch(47% 0.087 60.4)
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Step 800
800
#6C4523
oklch(42.8% 0.072 60)
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Step 900
900
#573A21
oklch(37.6% 0.056 60.6)
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Step 950
950
#332214
oklch(26.9% 0.035 60)
#7E4E22 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) | #5D521D | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #685D22 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A4344 | 0.063 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.087 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E4E22
#7E4E22
oklch(47% 0.087 60.4)
- #246187
#246187
oklch(47.1% 0.087 239.9)
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 #7E4E22, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.004
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.017
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.030
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.047
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.048
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.055
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.059
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.062
Use #7E4E22 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.