#684F37
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.8% 0.05 64.8), rgb(104, 79, 55).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.60:1).
About this color
#684F37 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.050 and its hue 65°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.047 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.60:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.050) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.76:1 |
| White text | 7.60:1 |
Values
| HEX | #684F37 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 79, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 31%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.8% 0.05 64.8) |
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 #684F37 | 7.60:1 | AAA | Lc -91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #684F37 | 2.76:1 | Fails | Lc 17.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #684F37 text on white | 7.60:1 | AAA | Lc 86.4 | Fine for body text |
| #684F37 text on black | 2.76:1 | Fails | Lc -15.7 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F3
oklch(97.1% 0.003 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E4
oklch(93.7% 0.009 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D7CE
oklch(88.5% 0.016 64.6)
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Step 300
300
#CEBDAE
oklch(80.8% 0.028 63.9)
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Step 400
400
#B59B83
oklch(70.6% 0.046 64.7)
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Step 500
500
#A38264
oklch(63% 0.059 63.7)
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Step 600
600
#8E6C4A
oklch(55.7% 0.065 65.8)
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Step 700
700
#795A3C
oklch(49.2% 0.06 64.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#684F37
oklch(44.8% 0.05 64.8)
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Step 900
900
#503D2C
oklch(37.6% 0.038 63.1)
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Step 950
950
#2F241A
oklch(27% 0.024 63.8)
#684F37 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) | #575035 | 0.030 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D5637 | 0.027 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #704A49 | 0.038 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.050 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #684F37
#684F37
oklch(44.8% 0.05 64.8)
- #3D586F
#3D586F
oklch(44.9% 0.05 244.9)
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 #684F37, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.047
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.048
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.054
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.055
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.064
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.064
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.066
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.066
Use #684F37 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.