#6A453D
Closest named color: Purple Brown (#673A3F). oklch(43% 0.053 32.7), rgb(106, 69, 61).
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White text reads best on this color (8.29:1).
About this color
#6A453D is a dark, muted red. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.053 and its hue 33°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purple Brown (#673A3F), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.29:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (43%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.053) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Purple Brown (#673A3F) |
| Black text | 2.53:1 |
| White text | 8.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A453D |
| RGB | rgb(106, 69, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 27%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43% 0.053 32.7) |
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 #6A453D | 8.29:1 | AAA | Lc -93.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6A453D | 2.53:1 | Fails | Lc 15.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6A453D text on white | 8.29:1 | AAA | Lc 88.5 | Fine for body text |
| #6A453D text on black | 2.53:1 | Fails | Lc -13.7 | 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
#F8F4F4
oklch(97% 0.004 17.2)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E6
oklch(93.7% 0.009 34.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D5D2
oklch(88.4% 0.017 31.1)
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Step 300
300
#D4BAB4
oklch(80.9% 0.031 33.1)
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Step 400
400
#BE968D
oklch(70.8% 0.05 32.9)
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Step 500
500
#AD7C71
oklch(63.2% 0.064 33)
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Step 600
600
#986459
oklch(55.6% 0.07 32.5)
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Step 700
700
#815349
oklch(49.1% 0.064 32.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6A453D
oklch(43% 0.053 32.7)
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Step 900
900
#553A33
oklch(37.7% 0.041 35.1)
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Step 950
950
#32221E
oklch(27% 0.026 34.5)
#6A453D 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) | #4D4A3C | 0.053 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #56513D | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #724043 | 0.024 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4E4E4E | 0.054 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A453D
#6A453D
oklch(43% 0.053 32.7)
- #295861
#295861
oklch(43.1% 0.053 211.7)
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 #6A453D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.034
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.039
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.061
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.065
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.075
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.077
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.077
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.079
Use #6A453D 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.