#693C21
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(40.5% 0.075 50.3), rgb(105, 60, 33).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.25:1).
About this color
#693C21 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.075 and its hue 50°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.041 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.25:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (41%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.075) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.26:1 |
| White text | 9.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #693C21 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 60, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 52%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.5% 0.075 50.3) |
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 #693C21 | 9.25:1 | AAA | Lc -95.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #693C21 | 2.26:1 | Fails | Lc 12.9 | Not readable |
| #693C21 text on white | 9.25:1 | AAA | Lc 91.1 | Preferred for body text |
| #693C21 text on black | 2.26:1 | Fails | Lc -11.2 | Not readable |
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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.013 56.2)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5CB
oklch(88.5% 0.024 51.1)
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Step 300
300
#D9B9A8
oklch(80.9% 0.044 49.7)
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Step 400
400
#C59479
oklch(70.6% 0.071 50.1)
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Step 500
500
#B57957
oklch(63% 0.089 50.1)
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Step 600
600
#A0613C
oklch(55.5% 0.097 50.1)
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Step 700
700
#89502E
oklch(49% 0.09 50.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#693C21
oklch(40.5% 0.075 50.3)
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Step 900
900
#5A3824
oklch(37.6% 0.058 50.7)
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Step 950
950
#352116
oklch(27% 0.037 49.5)
#693C21 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) | #49411E | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #534B21 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #733336 | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #474747 | 0.075 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #693C21
#693C21
oklch(40.5% 0.075 50.3)
- #0E506A
#0E506A
oklch(40.5% 0.075 230.5)
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 #693C21, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.041
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.045
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.047
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.068
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.069
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.070
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.070
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.075
Use #693C21 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.