#673F28
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(41% 0.066 50), rgb(103, 63, 40).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.05:1).
About this color
#673F28 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 50°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.040 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.05:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (41%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.31:1 |
| White text | 9.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #673F28 |
| RGB | rgb(103, 63, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 44%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41% 0.066 50) |
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 #673F28 | 9.05:1 | AAA | Lc -95.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #673F28 | 2.31:1 | Fails | Lc 13.3 | Not readable |
| #673F28 text on white | 9.05:1 | AAA | Lc 90.6 | Preferred for body text |
| #673F28 text on black | 2.31:1 | Fails | Lc -11.7 | 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
#F8F4F2
oklch(97% 0.005 48.7)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E3
oklch(93.6% 0.011 54.5)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CD
oklch(88.5% 0.022 47)
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Step 300
300
#D6BAAB
oklch(80.9% 0.038 50)
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Step 400
400
#C1967E
oklch(70.7% 0.062 50.5)
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Step 500
500
#B17B5E
oklch(63.1% 0.079 49.1)
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Step 600
600
#9C6444
oklch(55.7% 0.086 50)
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Step 700
700
#855235
oklch(49% 0.081 49.7)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#673F28
oklch(41% 0.066 50)
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Step 900
900
#583928
oklch(37.6% 0.052 49.4)
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Step 950
950
#342218
oklch(27.1% 0.033 49.9)
#673F28 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) | #4A4326 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #544C28 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #703739 | 0.042 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #494949 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #673F28
#673F28
oklch(41% 0.066 50)
- #1C5167
#1C5167
oklch(41% 0.066 229.1)
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 #673F28, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.040
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.041
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.056
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.064
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.068
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.072
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.074
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.074
Use #673F28 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.