#5E440D
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(40.5% 0.077 81.1), rgb(94, 68, 13).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.09:1).
About this color
#5E440D is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 81°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.007 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.09:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (41%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.077) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.30:1 |
| White text | 9.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #5E440D |
| RGB | rgb(94, 68, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 76%, 21%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.5% 0.077 81.1) |
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 #5E440D | 9.09:1 | AAA | Lc -95.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #5E440D | 2.30:1 | Fails | Lc 13.2 | Not readable |
| #5E440D text on white | 9.09:1 | AAA | Lc 90.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #5E440D text on black | 2.30:1 | Fails | Lc -11.5 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E0
oklch(93.5% 0.013 82.4)
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Step 200
200
#E2D8C7
oklch(88.6% 0.025 81.1)
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Step 300
300
#D0BEA1
oklch(80.9% 0.044 79.7)
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Step 400
400
#B89C6D
oklch(70.7% 0.071 80.1)
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Step 500
500
#A68444
oklch(63.2% 0.092 81.6)
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Step 600
600
#916C23
oklch(55.5% 0.1 80.6)
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Step 700
700
#7B5A15
oklch(49% 0.092 80.9)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#5E440D
oklch(40.5% 0.077 81.1)
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Step 900
900
#523E19
oklch(37.7% 0.06 80.6)
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Step 950
950
#302410
oklch(26.9% 0.037 78.9)
#5E440D 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) | #4E4503 | 0.032 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #554B10 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #673C3A | 0.068 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #484848 | 0.077 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #5E440D
#5E440D
oklch(40.5% 0.077 81.1)
- #314972
#314972
oklch(40.6% 0.076 260.6)
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 #5E440D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.007
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.036
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.073
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.076
- Dark Olive #373E02 ΔE 0.076
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.077
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.078
Use #5E440D 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.