#685A44
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(47.5% 0.038 78.8), rgb(104, 90, 68).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.69:1).
About this color
#685A44 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 79°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.055 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.69:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.13:1 |
| White text | 6.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #685A44 |
| RGB | rgb(104, 90, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 21%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.5% 0.038 78.8) |
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 #685A44 | 6.69:1 | AA | Lc -88.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #685A44 | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #685A44 text on white | 6.69:1 | AA | Lc 83.1 | Fine for body text |
| #685A44 text on black | 3.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.9 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#ECE9E6
oklch(93.6% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 200
200
#DDD8D2
oklch(88.5% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 300
300
#C7BFB4
oklch(80.8% 0.018 76.1)
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Step 400
400
#AB9F8C
oklch(70.8% 0.03 79.4)
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Step 500
500
#968770
oklch(63.1% 0.038 78.5)
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Step 600
600
#807158
oklch(55.6% 0.041 80.3)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#685A44
oklch(47.5% 0.038 78.8)
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Step 800
800
#584D3C
oklch(42.6% 0.031 78.5)
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Step 900
900
#494033
oklch(37.7% 0.025 76.9)
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Step 950
950
#2B261E
oklch(27.1% 0.016 79.5)
#685A44 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) | #605A43 | 0.014 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #635D45 | 0.011 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E5654 | 0.033 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #685A44
#685A44
oklch(47.5% 0.038 78.8)
- #4F5D72
#4F5D72
oklch(47.5% 0.038 258.4)
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 #685A44, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.055
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.056
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.057
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.059
- Dark Taupe #7F684E ΔE 0.059
- Dim Gray #696969 ΔE 0.059
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.062
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.062
Use #685A44 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.