#80490B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.1% 0.102 61.4), rgb(128, 73, 11).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.30:1).
About this color
#80490B is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 61°. 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 7.30:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.102) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.87:1 |
| White text | 7.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #80490B |
| RGB | rgb(128, 73, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 84%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.1% 0.102 61.4) |
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 #80490B | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc -89.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #80490B | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc 19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #80490B text on white | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc 85.0 | Fine for body text |
| #80490B text on black | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc -17.0 | 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
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E0
oklch(93.6% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 200
200
#E7D6C7
oklch(88.6% 0.028 63.9)
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Step 300
300
#D9BAA1
oklch(80.9% 0.049 60.9)
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Step 400
400
#C5966E
oklch(70.8% 0.078 61.4)
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Step 500
500
#B57B46
oklch(63.1% 0.1 61.8)
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Step 600
600
#A06326
oklch(55.6% 0.109 61.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#80490B
oklch(46.1% 0.102 61.4)
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Step 800
800
#6F4317
oklch(42.6% 0.084 61.7)
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Step 900
900
#5A391A
oklch(37.7% 0.065 61.8)
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Step 950
950
#352210
oklch(27.1% 0.041 63)
#80490B 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) | #5A4F00 | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #675B0C | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8D3C3E | 0.074 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.102 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #80490B
#80490B
oklch(46.1% 0.102 61.4)
- #105E8C
#105E8C
oklch(46.2% 0.102 241.7)
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 #80490B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.015
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.020
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.024
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.046
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.054
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.055
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.060
- Burnt Umber #A0450E ΔE 0.063
Use #80490B 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.