#7E5730
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(49% 0.075 64.5), rgb(126, 87, 48).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.37:1).
About this color
#7E5730 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.075 and its hue 64°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.37:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.075) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.29:1 |
| White text | 6.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E5730 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 87, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 45%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.075 64.5) |
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 #7E5730 | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc -86.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #7E5730 | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 22.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7E5730 text on white | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc 81.6 | Fine for body text |
| #7E5730 text on black | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -20.3 | 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
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E3
oklch(93.7% 0.01 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7CC
oklch(88.6% 0.02 65.1)
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Step 300
300
#D2BCA9
oklch(80.9% 0.036 63.1)
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Step 400
400
#BB9A7B
oklch(70.8% 0.058 64.9)
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Step 500
500
#A98059
oklch(63.1% 0.074 64.4)
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Step 600
600
#94693E
oklch(55.6% 0.081 64.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7E5730
oklch(49% 0.075 64.5)
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Step 800
800
#674829
oklch(42.9% 0.062 64.8)
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Step 900
900
#543C25
oklch(37.7% 0.049 64.2)
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Step 950
950
#312316
oklch(26.9% 0.031 63.8)
#7E5730 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) | #635A2C | 0.049 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6D6331 | 0.043 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #894E4E | 0.058 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5F5F5F | 0.075 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E5730
#7E5730
oklch(49% 0.075 64.5)
- #396588
#396588
oklch(49.1% 0.075 244.2)
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 #7E5730, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.025
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.026
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.033
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.040
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.041
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.049
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.051
Use #7E5730 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.