#5A440B
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(40% 0.076 85.6), rgb(90, 68, 11).
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White text reads best on this color (9.26:1).
About this color
#5A440B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 40%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.014 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.26:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (40%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.076) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.26:1 |
| White text | 9.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5A440B |
| RGB | rgb(90, 68, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 78%, 20%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40% 0.076 85.6) |
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 #5A440B | 9.26:1 | AAA | Lc -95.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5A440B | 2.26:1 | Fails | Lc 12.7 | Not readable |
| #5A440B text on white | 9.26:1 | AAA | Lc 91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #5A440B 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
#F8F5F0
oklch(97.1% 0.007 80.7)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9DE
oklch(93.6% 0.016 82.8)
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Step 200
200
#E3D8C2
oklch(88.5% 0.032 84.6)
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Step 300
300
#D1BF97
oklch(81% 0.057 86.6)
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Step 400
400
#BA9D5B
oklch(70.8% 0.092 86.3)
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Step 500
500
#A98325
oklch(63% 0.116 85.3)
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Step 600
600
#916D00
oklch(55.6% 0.114 85.6)
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Step 700
700
#7A5B00
oklch(49% 0.1 85.4)
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Step 800
800
#644A00
oklch(42.5% 0.087 85.4)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#5A440B
oklch(40% 0.076 85.6)
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Step 950
950
#312406
oklch(26.9% 0.048 84.7)
#5A440B 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) | #4E4401 | 0.024 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #534A0E | 0.021 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #623D39 | 0.067 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #474747 | 0.076 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5A440B
#5A440B
oklch(40% 0.076 85.6)
- #344671
#344671
oklch(40% 0.076 265.8)
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 #5A440B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.014
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.033
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Olive #373E02 ΔE 0.068
- Navy Green #35530A ΔE 0.072
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.076
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.080
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.082
Use #5A440B 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.