#68543E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.043 69.1), rgb(104, 84, 62).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.17:1).
About this color
#68543E is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.043 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.050 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.17:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.043) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.92:1 |
| White text | 7.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #68543E |
| RGB | rgb(104, 84, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 25%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.043 69.1) |
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 #68543E | 7.17:1 | AAA | Lc -89.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #68543E | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc 19.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #68543E text on white | 7.17:1 | AAA | Lc 84.9 | Fine for body text |
| #68543E text on black | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc -17.1 | 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
#F7F5F3
oklch(97.1% 0.003 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#ECE9E6
oklch(93.6% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 200
200
#DED8D1
oklch(88.5% 0.012 71.9)
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Step 300
300
#CABFB3
oklch(81% 0.021 69.9)
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Step 400
400
#AF9D8B
oklch(70.7% 0.033 67.2)
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Step 500
500
#9B856E
oklch(63.1% 0.043 68.2)
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Step 600
600
#856F56
oklch(55.6% 0.046 70.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#68543E
oklch(46% 0.043 69.1)
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Step 800
800
#5C4C3A
oklch(42.8% 0.035 70)
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Step 900
900
#4B3F32
oklch(37.6% 0.027 69.1)
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Step 950
950
#2C251D
oklch(27% 0.018 70.7)
#68543E 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) | #5B553C | 0.023 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60593E | 0.019 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F4F4E | 0.035 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.043 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #68543E
#68543E
oklch(46% 0.043 69.1)
- #465A6F
#465A6F
oklch(46% 0.042 250)
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 #68543E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.050
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.055
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.057
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.059
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.060
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.066
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.068
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.072
Use #68543E 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.