#685841
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47% 0.041 76.5), rgb(104, 88, 65).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.86:1).
About this color
#685841 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.041 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.052 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.86:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.041) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.06:1 |
| White text | 6.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #685841 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 88, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 23%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.041 76.5) |
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 #685841 | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc -88.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #685841 | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #685841 text on white | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc 83.7 | Fine for body text |
| #685841 text on black | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.3 | 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
#F6F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#ECE9E6
oklch(93.6% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 200
200
#DDD8D1
oklch(88.4% 0.011 76.6)
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Step 300
300
#C8BFB3
oklch(80.9% 0.019 75.3)
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Step 400
400
#AC9E8B
oklch(70.6% 0.031 75.6)
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Step 500
500
#98876F
oklch(63.2% 0.04 76.4)
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Step 600
600
#827057
oklch(55.5% 0.043 75.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#685841
oklch(47% 0.041 76.5)
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Step 800
800
#5A4D3A
oklch(42.8% 0.034 77)
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Step 900
900
#4A4032
oklch(37.8% 0.027 76.1)
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Step 950
950
#2B251D
oklch(26.8% 0.017 74.9)
#685841 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) | #5E583F | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #625C42 | 0.015 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E5452 | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5A5A5A | 0.041 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #685841
#685841
oklch(47% 0.041 76.5)
- #4C5C72
#4C5C72
oklch(47% 0.041 256.4)
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 #685841, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.052
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.055
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.056
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.058
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.060
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.064
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.065
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.065
Use #685841 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.