#574518
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(40% 0.066 87), rgb(87, 69, 24).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.25:1).
About this color
#574518 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 40%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 87°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.25:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (40%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.26:1 |
| White text | 9.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #574518 |
| RGB | rgb(87, 69, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 57%, 22%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40% 0.066 87) |
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 #574518 | 9.25:1 | AAA | Lc -95.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #574518 | 2.26:1 | Fails | Lc 12.7 | Not readable |
| #574518 text on white | 9.25:1 | AAA | Lc 91.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #574518 text on black | 2.26:1 | Fails | Lc -11.1 | 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
#F7F5F0
oklch(97% 0.007 88.6)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9DF
oklch(93.5% 0.014 84.6)
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Step 200
200
#E1D8C5
oklch(88.4% 0.027 85.7)
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Step 300
300
#CEBF9D
oklch(80.8% 0.049 87)
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Step 400
400
#B69E66
oklch(70.8% 0.079 87.2)
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Step 500
500
#A48539
oklch(63.1% 0.101 86.8)
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Step 600
600
#8F6E0B
oklch(55.6% 0.111 87)
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Step 700
700
#795C00
oklch(49.1% 0.1 87.1)
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Step 800
800
#634B05
oklch(42.7% 0.085 86.7)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#574518
oklch(40% 0.066 87)
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Step 950
950
#2F250C
oklch(27% 0.042 87.5)
#574518 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) | #4E4413 | 0.018 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #52491A | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F3F3B | 0.059 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #474747 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #574518
#574518
oklch(40% 0.066 87)
- #37466C
#37466C
oklch(39.9% 0.067 267)
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 #574518, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.018
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.035
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.056
- Dark Olive #373E02 ΔE 0.067
- Navy Green #35530A ΔE 0.071
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.076
- Charcoal Grey #3C4142 ΔE 0.076
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.078
Use #574518 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.