#6C4E35
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.055 60.5), rgb(108, 78, 53).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.55:1).
About this color
#6C4E35 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.055 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.041 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.55:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.055) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.77:1 |
| White text | 7.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C4E35 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 78, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 34%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.055 60.5) |
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 #6C4E35 | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6C4E35 | 2.77:1 | Fails | Lc 17.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6C4E35 text on white | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6C4E35 text on black | 2.77:1 | 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
#EFE8E4
oklch(93.5% 0.009 52.1)
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Step 200
200
#E2D7CE
oklch(88.5% 0.017 61.9)
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Step 300
300
#D1BCAC
oklch(80.9% 0.033 59.6)
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Step 400
400
#B99A80
oklch(70.8% 0.052 61.8)
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Step 500
500
#A78060
oklch(63% 0.066 60.6)
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Step 600
600
#926947
oklch(55.5% 0.071 60.2)
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Step 700
700
#7D5838
oklch(49.2% 0.067 61.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6C4E35
oklch(45% 0.055 60.5)
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Step 900
900
#533C2A
oklch(37.7% 0.043 59)
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Step 950
950
#302319
oklch(26.9% 0.027 58.9)
#6C4E35 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) | #575033 | 0.038 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5735 | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #744848 | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.056 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C4E35
#6C4E35
oklch(45% 0.055 60.5)
- #385971
#385971
oklch(44.9% 0.055 241.1)
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 #6C4E35, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.041
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.049
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.049
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.056
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.062
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.062
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.062
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.066
Use #6C4E35 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.