#60440B
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(40.7% 0.079 79.6), rgb(96, 68, 11).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.01:1).
About this color
#60440B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 80°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.006 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.01:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (41%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.079) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.32:1 |
| White text | 9.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #60440B |
| RGB | rgb(96, 68, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 79%, 21%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.7% 0.079 79.6) |
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 #60440B | 9.01:1 | AAA | Lc -95.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #60440B | 2.32:1 | Fails | Lc 13.4 | Not readable |
| #60440B text on white | 9.01:1 | AAA | Lc 90.5 | Preferred for body text |
| #60440B text on black | 2.32:1 | Fails | Lc -11.8 | 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E0
oklch(93.6% 0.014 78.3)
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Step 200
200
#E2D8C7
oklch(88.6% 0.025 81.1)
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Step 300
300
#D1BEA0
oklch(81% 0.046 79.2)
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Step 400
400
#B99C6B
oklch(70.7% 0.074 80.2)
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Step 500
500
#A88342
oklch(63.2% 0.095 79.7)
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Step 600
600
#936C20
oklch(55.7% 0.102 79.8)
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Step 700
700
#7D5A11
oklch(49.2% 0.095 80.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#60440B
oklch(40.7% 0.079 79.6)
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Step 900
900
#533E17
oklch(37.8% 0.062 80.3)
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Step 950
950
#30240F
oklch(26.9% 0.038 80)
#60440B 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) | #4F4501 | 0.034 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #564C0E | 0.028 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #693C39 | 0.068 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #494949 | 0.079 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #60440B
#60440B
oklch(40.7% 0.079 79.6)
- #2F4A74
#2F4A74
oklch(40.8% 0.078 258.9)
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 #60440B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.006
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.037
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.049
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.070
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.073
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.075
- Army Green #4B5D16 ΔE 0.078
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.079
Use #60440B 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.