#68502F
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(44.8% 0.058 74.2), rgb(104, 80, 47).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.56:1).
About this color
#68502F is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.058 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.56:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.058) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.77:1 |
| White text | 7.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #68502F |
| RGB | rgb(104, 80, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 38%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.8% 0.058 74.2) |
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 #68502F | 7.56:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #68502F | 2.77:1 | Fails | Lc 17.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #68502F text on white | 7.56:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #68502F text on black | 2.77:1 | Fails | Lc -15.9 | 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
#F7F5F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E3
oklch(93.6% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D8CC
oklch(88.6% 0.019 75.3)
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Step 300
300
#CEBEA9
oklch(80.9% 0.034 74.7)
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Step 400
400
#B59C7B
oklch(70.7% 0.054 74.4)
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Step 500
500
#A3835A
oklch(63% 0.069 72.9)
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Step 600
600
#8E6D3F
oklch(55.7% 0.075 74.4)
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Step 700
700
#785B31
oklch(49.2% 0.07 75.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#68502F
oklch(44.8% 0.058 74.2)
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Step 900
900
#503E26
oklch(37.7% 0.045 73.7)
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Step 950
950
#2F2416
oklch(26.9% 0.029 72.8)
#68502F 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) | #59512C | 0.027 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F5630 | 0.022 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #704A48 | 0.048 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.058 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #68502F
#68502F
oklch(44.8% 0.058 74.2)
- #3E5675
#3E5675
oklch(44.7% 0.059 255.1)
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 #68502F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.042
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.043
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.048
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.054
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.056
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.065
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.067
Use #68502F 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.