#655641
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.2% 0.038 75.9), rgb(101, 86, 65).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.09:1).
About this color
#655641 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.056 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.09:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #655641 |
| RGB | rgb(101, 86, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 22%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.2% 0.038 75.9) |
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 #655641 | 7.09:1 | AAA | Lc -89.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #655641 | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 19.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #655641 text on white | 7.09:1 | AAA | Lc 84.6 | Fine for body text |
| #655641 text on black | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc -17.4 | 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
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#ECE9E6
oklch(93.6% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 200
200
#DDD8D2
oklch(88.5% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 300
300
#C8BFB4
oklch(80.9% 0.018 73)
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Step 400
400
#AB9E8D
oklch(70.6% 0.029 74.6)
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Step 500
500
#978771
oklch(63.2% 0.037 75.7)
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Step 600
600
#817059
oklch(55.5% 0.04 75.1)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#655641
oklch(46.2% 0.038 75.9)
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Step 800
800
#594D3C
oklch(42.7% 0.031 76.3)
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Step 900
900
#494033
oklch(37.7% 0.025 76.9)
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Step 950
950
#2B261E
oklch(27.1% 0.016 79.5)
#655641 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) | #5C5640 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605A42 | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6B5250 | 0.032 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #655641
#655641
oklch(46.2% 0.038 75.9)
- #4B5A6E
#4B5A6E
oklch(46.3% 0.038 255.7)
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 #655641, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.056
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.060
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.060
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.064
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.068
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.070
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.071
Use #655641 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.