#6C4E36
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.054 59.5), rgb(108, 78, 54).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.55:1).
About this color
#6C4E36 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 59°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.55:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.054) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.78:1 |
| White text | 7.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C4E36 |
| RGB | rgb(108, 78, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 33%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.054 59.5) |
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 #6C4E36 | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6C4E36 | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc 17.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6C4E36 text on white | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6C4E36 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
#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
#D1BCAD
oklch(80.9% 0.032 57.8)
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Step 400
400
#B99A81
oklch(70.8% 0.051 60.7)
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Step 500
500
#A78062
oklch(63% 0.064 58.8)
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Step 600
600
#926948
oklch(55.5% 0.071 59.5)
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Step 700
700
#7D583A
oklch(49.3% 0.066 59.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6C4E36
oklch(45% 0.054 59.5)
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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)
#6C4E36 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) | #575034 | 0.038 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5736 | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #744848 | 0.040 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.055 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C4E36
#6C4E36
oklch(45% 0.054 59.5)
- #385A71
#385A71
oklch(45.1% 0.055 239.2)
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 #6C4E36, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.042
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.050
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.050
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.057
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.060
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.062
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.063
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.065
Use #6C4E36 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.