#7E4E3E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47.5% 0.07 39.2), rgb(126, 78, 62).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.89:1).
About this color
#7E4E3E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 39°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.037 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.89:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.070) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.04:1 |
| White text | 6.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E4E3E |
| RGB | rgb(126, 78, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 34%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.5% 0.07 39.2) |
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 #7E4E3E | 6.89:1 | AA | Lc -88.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E4E3E | 3.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E4E3E text on white | 6.89:1 | AA | Lc 83.7 | Fine for body text |
| #7E4E3E text on black | 3.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.3 | 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
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E5
oklch(93.6% 0.01 41.9)
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Step 200
200
#E5D5D0
oklch(88.5% 0.019 38.1)
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Step 300
300
#D5BAB1
oklch(81% 0.034 39.3)
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Step 400
400
#BF9688
oklch(70.8% 0.054 39.7)
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Step 500
500
#AF7B6A
oklch(63.1% 0.07 38.9)
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Step 600
600
#9A6452
oklch(55.7% 0.076 39.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E4E3E
oklch(47.5% 0.07 39.2)
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Step 800
800
#6B4437
oklch(42.8% 0.058 39.2)
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Step 900
900
#573930
oklch(37.7% 0.046 37.4)
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Step 950
950
#33221C
oklch(27.1% 0.029 40.3)
#7E4E3E 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) | #5A543D | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #655E3E | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #88464A | 0.036 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5A5A5A | 0.070 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E4E3E
#7E4E3E
oklch(47.5% 0.07 39.2)
- #256577
#256577
oklch(47.4% 0.07 219.8)
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 #7E4E3E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.037
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.049
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.051
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.051
- Dark Mauve #874C62 ΔE 0.060
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.064
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.069
Use #7E4E3E 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.