#50401C
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(38% 0.057 85.5), rgb(80, 64, 28).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (10.04:1).
About this color
#50401C is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.057 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.04:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (38%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.057) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.09:1 |
| White text | 10.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #50401C |
| RGB | rgb(80, 64, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 48%, 21%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38% 0.057 85.5) |
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 #50401C | 10.04:1 | AAA | Lc -97.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #50401C | 2.09:1 | Fails | Lc 10.7 | Not readable |
| #50401C text on white | 10.04:1 | AAA | Lc 93.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #50401C text on black | 2.09:1 | Fails | Lc -9.2 | Not readable |
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 900.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#EDE9E1
oklch(93.5% 0.012 84.6)
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Step 200
200
#E0D8C8
oklch(88.4% 0.023 84.6)
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Step 300
300
#CDBFA2
oklch(80.9% 0.042 85.3)
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Step 400
400
#B49E6F
oklch(70.7% 0.068 85.6)
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Step 500
500
#A18648
oklch(63.2% 0.087 86.3)
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Step 600
600
#8C6F29
oklch(55.6% 0.094 86)
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Step 700
700
#775C1B
oklch(49% 0.088 85.2)
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Step 800
800
#614C19
oklch(42.8% 0.073 86.1)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#50401C
oklch(38% 0.057 85.5)
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Step 950
950
#2E2511
oklch(26.9% 0.035 85.8)
#50401C 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) | #474019 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4B441D | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #573B38 | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #424242 | 0.057 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #50401C
#50401C
oklch(38% 0.057 85.5)
- #344261
#344261
oklch(38.1% 0.056 265.2)
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 #50401C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.038
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Olive #373E02 ΔE 0.054
- Charcoal Grey #3C4142 ΔE 0.062
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.076
- Onyx #343A40 ΔE 0.078
- Navy Green #35530A ΔE 0.078
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.078
Use #50401C 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.