#6B4E37
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.9% 0.053 59.3), rgb(107, 78, 55).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.58:1).
About this color
#6B4E37 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.053 and its hue 59°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.58:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.053) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.77:1 |
| White text | 7.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B4E37 |
| RGB | rgb(107, 78, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 32%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.9% 0.053 59.3) |
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 #6B4E37 | 7.58:1 | AAA | Lc -91.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6B4E37 | 2.77:1 | Fails | Lc 17.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6B4E37 text on white | 7.58:1 | AAA | Lc 86.3 | Fine for body text |
| #6B4E37 text on black | 2.77:1 | Fails | Lc -15.8 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F3
oklch(97.2% 0.004 56.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E4
oklch(93.7% 0.009 62.6)
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Step 200
200
#E2D7CE
oklch(88.5% 0.017 61.9)
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Step 300
300
#D0BCAD
oklch(80.8% 0.031 59.2)
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Step 400
400
#B89A82
oklch(70.7% 0.049 60.5)
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Step 500
500
#A68163
oklch(63.1% 0.062 60.4)
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Step 600
600
#916A4A
oklch(55.6% 0.068 60.1)
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Step 700
700
#7C583B
oklch(49.2% 0.064 59.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6B4E37
oklch(44.9% 0.053 59.3)
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Step 900
900
#523C2B
oklch(37.6% 0.041 58.8)
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Step 950
950
#30231A
oklch(26.9% 0.026 56.1)
#6B4E37 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) | #575035 | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5737 | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #734848 | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.053 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B4E37
#6B4E37
oklch(44.9% 0.053 59.3)
- #39596F
#39596F
oklch(44.9% 0.052 239.5)
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 #6B4E37, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.044
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.050
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.052
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.058
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.060
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.064
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.064
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.065
Use #6B4E37 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.