#7F481C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.9% 0.094 55.8), rgb(127, 72, 28).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.37:1).
About this color
#7F481C is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 56°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.37:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.094) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.84:1 |
| White text | 7.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F481C |
| RGB | rgb(127, 72, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 64%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.9% 0.094 55.8) |
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 #7F481C | 7.37:1 | AAA | Lc -90.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7F481C | 2.84:1 | Fails | Lc 18.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7F481C text on white | 7.37:1 | AAA | Lc 85.3 | Fine for body text |
| #7F481C text on black | 2.84:1 | Fails | Lc -16.7 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.013 56.2)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5CA
oklch(88.5% 0.025 53.7)
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Step 300
300
#D9BAA5
oklch(81% 0.046 56.1)
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Step 400
400
#C49574
oklch(70.6% 0.073 56.3)
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Step 500
500
#B57A50
oklch(63.1% 0.093 55.6)
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Step 600
600
#A06233
oklch(55.6% 0.102 55.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#7F481C
oklch(45.9% 0.094 55.8)
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Step 800
800
#6F4321
oklch(42.8% 0.078 56.4)
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Step 900
900
#5A3920
oklch(37.8% 0.06 56.8)
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Step 950
950
#352113
oklch(26.9% 0.039 55.2)
#7F481C 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) | #584E16 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #655B1C | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B3C3F | 0.064 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.094 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F481C
#7F481C
oklch(45.9% 0.094 55.8)
- #0C5F85
#0C5F85
oklch(45.9% 0.094 235.8)
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 #7F481C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.015
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.023
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.027
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.051
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.051
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.059
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.061
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.063
Use #7F481C 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.