#6B4E3C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.048 53), rgb(107, 78, 60).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.55:1).
About this color
#6B4E3C is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 53°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.048 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.55:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.78:1 |
| White text | 7.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6B4E3C |
| RGB | rgb(107, 78, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 28%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.048 53) |
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 #6B4E3C | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6B4E3C | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc 17.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6B4E3C text on white | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6B4E3C text on black | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc -15.9 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F3
oklch(97.2% 0.004 56.4)
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Step 100
100
#EEE8E5
oklch(93.5% 0.008 48.7)
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Step 200
200
#E2D7D0
oklch(88.6% 0.015 54.9)
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Step 300
300
#D0BCB0
oklch(80.9% 0.028 53.1)
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Step 400
400
#B89987
oklch(70.6% 0.045 51.8)
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Step 500
500
#A68069
oklch(63.1% 0.058 52.6)
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Step 600
600
#916951
oklch(55.6% 0.063 52)
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Step 700
700
#7B5841
oklch(49.2% 0.058 54.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6B4E3C
oklch(45% 0.048 53)
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Step 900
900
#523C2F
oklch(37.7% 0.038 51.8)
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Step 950
950
#30231C
oklch(26.9% 0.024 49.6)
#6B4E3C 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) | #56503B | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D573C | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #734949 | 0.032 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6B4E3C
#6B4E3C
oklch(45% 0.048 53)
- #395A6C
#395A6C
oklch(45% 0.049 233.2)
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 #6B4E3C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.048
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.054
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.056
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.057
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.061
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.065
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.067
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.070
Use #6B4E3C 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.