#7E4E25
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47% 0.085 58.9), rgb(126, 78, 37).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.99:1).
About this color
#7E4E25 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 59°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.007 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.99:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.085) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.00:1 |
| White text | 6.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E4E25 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 78, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 55%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.085 58.9) |
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 #7E4E25 | 6.99:1 | AA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E4E25 | 3.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E4E25 text on white | 6.99:1 | AA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #7E4E25 text on black | 3.00:1 | AA large text | 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
#E5D6CB
oklch(88.5% 0.022 58.8)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA7
oklch(81% 0.041 58.7)
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Step 400
400
#C09777
oklch(70.7% 0.066 59.4)
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Step 500
500
#B07D54
oklch(63.2% 0.085 59.2)
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Step 600
600
#9B6539
oklch(55.6% 0.092 58.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E4E25
oklch(47% 0.085 58.9)
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Step 800
800
#6C4525
oklch(42.8% 0.071 58.6)
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Step 900
900
#573A23
oklch(37.6% 0.054 58.5)
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Step 950
950
#332215
oklch(26.9% 0.034 58.1)
#7E4E25 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) | #5C5321 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #685D25 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A4445 | 0.060 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.086 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E4E25
#7E4E25
oklch(47% 0.085 58.9)
- #246185
#246185
oklch(47% 0.085 238.4)
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 #7E4E25, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.007
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.020
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.030
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.048
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.050
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.053
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.061
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.062
Use #7E4E25 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.