#625840
Closest named color: Olive Brown (#645403). oklch(46.3% 0.039 88), rgb(98, 88, 64).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.02:1).
About this color
#625840 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.039 and its hue 88°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Brown (#645403), ΔE 0.055 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.02:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.039) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Olive Brown (#645403) |
| Black text | 2.98:1 |
| White text | 7.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #625840 |
| RGB | rgb(98, 88, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 21%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.3% 0.039 88) |
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 #625840 | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc -89.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #625840 | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc 19.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #625840 text on white | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc 84.3 | Fine for body text |
| #625840 text on black | 2.98:1 | Fails | Lc -17.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE6
oklch(93.7% 0.005 95.1)
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Step 200
200
#DCD9D2
oklch(88.6% 0.01 87.5)
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Step 300
300
#C6C0B3
oklch(80.9% 0.019 86.2)
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Step 400
400
#A8A08C
oklch(70.7% 0.03 88.8)
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Step 500
500
#93896F
oklch(63.2% 0.039 89.5)
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Step 600
600
#7D7257
oklch(55.5% 0.042 88.5)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#625840
oklch(46.3% 0.039 88)
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Step 800
800
#564E3B
oklch(42.6% 0.032 87.9)
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Step 900
900
#474132
oklch(37.7% 0.026 88.8)
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Step 950
950
#2A261E
oklch(27% 0.015 84.5)
#625840 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) | #5E573E | 0.008 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605A41 | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #675452 | 0.035 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.039 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #625840
#625840
oklch(46.3% 0.039 88)
- #50596F
#50596F
oklch(46.5% 0.038 267.5)
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 #625840, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.055
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.057
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.059
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.062
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.064
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.065
- Dark Moss Green #606C38 ΔE 0.066
- Camo Green #526525 ΔE 0.066
Use #625840 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.