BROWN

Chocolate Traditional

#7B3F00

Conversions

HEX#7B3F00

RGBrgb(123, 63, 0)

HSLhsl(31, 100%, 24%)

HSVhsv(31, 100%, 48%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 52%)

Copy CSS

color: #7b3f00;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(123, 63, 0);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(31, 100%, 24%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 8.22 : 1

On ink blackFail · 2.33 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Chocolate Traditional

Chocolate Traditional is the hex color #7B3F00, which translates to rgb(123, 63, 0) in RGB and hsl(31, 100%, 24%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 31 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 24 percent. That is deep enough that Chocolate Traditional reads almost as an ink: it carries detail poorly but anchors a layout well.

How Chocolate Traditional compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513), a CIE76 distance of 6.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-900 (#733E0A), at a distance of 6.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Saddle Brown at 6.4. Sorted by lightness, Chocolate Traditional is number 3 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Chocolate Traditional

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Chocolate Traditional, led by White at 8.22:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Chocolate Traditional already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Chocolate Traditional. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.70:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	6.64:1	Pass	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Chocolate Traditional

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Chocolate Traditional for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Chocolate Traditional

Format	Value
HEX	#7B3F00
RGB	rgb(123, 63, 0)
HSL	hsl(31, 100%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(31, 100%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(43.49% 0.1052 57.00)
CIELAB	lab(33.49 22.29 43.80)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.