#6C422B
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(42.3% 0.068 48.9), rgb(108, 66, 43).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.56:1).
About this color
#6C422B is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 42%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 49°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.56:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (42%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.45:1 |
| White text | 8.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C422B |
| RGB | rgb(108, 66, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 43%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.3% 0.068 48.9) |
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 #6C422B | 8.56:1 | AAA | Lc -93.8 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6C422B | 2.45:1 | Fails | Lc 14.7 | Not readable |
| #6C422B text on white | 8.56:1 | AAA | Lc 89.3 | Fine for body text |
| #6C422B text on black | 2.45:1 | Fails | Lc -13.0 | 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
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CD
oklch(88.5% 0.022 47)
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Step 300
300
#D7BAAA
oklch(81% 0.04 50.7)
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Step 400
400
#C2957E
oklch(70.6% 0.063 48.3)
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Step 500
500
#B27B5D
oklch(63.2% 0.081 49.4)
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Step 600
600
#9D6343
oklch(55.6% 0.088 49.1)
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Step 700
700
#865235
oklch(49.1% 0.082 49.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6C422B
oklch(42.3% 0.068 48.9)
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Step 900
900
#593928
oklch(37.8% 0.053 48.6)
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Step 950
950
#342118
oklch(26.9% 0.034 46.2)
#6C422B 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) | #4E4729 | 0.057 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #58502B | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #763A3C | 0.042 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4C4C4C | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C422B
#6C422B
oklch(42.3% 0.068 48.9)
- #1D556C
#1D556C
oklch(42.4% 0.069 229)
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 #6C422B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.043
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.044
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.056
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.057
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.061
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.065
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.066
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.067
Use #6C422B 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.