#655635
Closest named color: Olive Brown (#645403). oklch(46% 0.052 86), rgb(101, 86, 53).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.15:1).
About this color
#655635 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.052 and its hue 86°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Brown (#645403), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.15:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.052) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Olive Brown (#645403) |
| Black text | 2.93:1 |
| White text | 7.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #655635 |
| RGB | rgb(101, 86, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 31%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.052 86) |
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 #655635 | 7.15:1 | AAA | Lc -89.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #655635 | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc 19.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #655635 text on white | 7.15:1 | AAA | Lc 84.8 | Fine for body text |
| #655635 text on black | 2.93:1 | Fails | Lc -17.2 | 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
#ECEAE4
oklch(93.7% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 200
200
#DDD9CF
oklch(88.6% 0.014 88.7)
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Step 300
300
#C8C0AF
oklch(81% 0.025 85.8)
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Step 400
400
#AC9F84
oklch(70.6% 0.041 85.3)
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Step 500
500
#978865
oklch(63.1% 0.052 87.5)
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Step 600
600
#82714D
oklch(55.5% 0.056 85.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#655635
oklch(46% 0.052 86)
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Step 800
800
#5A4D33
oklch(42.6% 0.043 84.1)
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Step 900
900
#4A402D
oklch(37.6% 0.033 83.2)
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Step 950
950
#2B261A
oklch(27% 0.022 88)
#655635 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) | #5D5532 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #615936 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C514E | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.052 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #655635
#655635
oklch(46% 0.052 86)
- #4A5776
#4A5776
oklch(45.9% 0.053 266.7)
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 #655635, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.042
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.047
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.049
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.051
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.054
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.056
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.059
- Camo Green #526525 ΔE 0.062
Use #655635 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.