#685342
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.9% 0.038 60.6), rgb(104, 83, 66).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.22:1).
About this color
#685342 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.053 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.22:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.90:1 |
| White text | 7.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #685342 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 83, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 22%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.9% 0.038 60.6) |
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 #685342 | 7.22:1 | AAA | Lc -90.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #685342 | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 18.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #685342 text on white | 7.22:1 | AAA | Lc 85.1 | Fine for body text |
| #685342 text on black | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -16.9 | 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
#F7F5F3
oklch(97.1% 0.003 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EDE9E6
oklch(93.6% 0.006 59.6)
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Step 200
200
#E0D7D1
oklch(88.5% 0.013 56.2)
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Step 300
300
#CCBEB2
oklch(81% 0.023 63.1)
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Step 400
400
#B29C8A
oklch(70.7% 0.037 61.5)
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Step 500
500
#9F836E
oklch(63.1% 0.046 58.7)
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Step 600
600
#896D56
oklch(55.6% 0.049 60.9)
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Step 700
700
#755B46
oklch(49.2% 0.047 60.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#685342
oklch(45.9% 0.038 60.6)
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Step 900
900
#4E3E31
oklch(37.7% 0.031 60.8)
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Step 950
950
#2D241D
oklch(26.8% 0.019 59.8)
#685342 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) | #595441 | 0.026 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5942 | 0.024 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E4F4E | 0.028 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.039 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #685342
#685342
oklch(45.9% 0.038 60.6)
- #445B6B
#445B6B
oklch(45.9% 0.038 239)
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 #685342, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.053
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.060
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.062
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.064
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.064
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.067
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.068
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.072
Use #685342 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.