#6C522C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45.7% 0.064 75.4), rgb(108, 82, 44).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.28:1).
About this color
#6C522C is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.064 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.28:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.064) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.88:1 |
| White text | 7.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6C522C |
| RGB | rgb(108, 82, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 42%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.7% 0.064 75.4) |
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 #6C522C | 7.28:1 | AAA | Lc -90.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6C522C | 2.88:1 | Fails | Lc 18.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6C522C text on white | 7.28:1 | AAA | Lc 85.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6C522C text on black | 2.88:1 | Fails | Lc -16.8 | 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
#F7F5F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E2
oklch(93.6% 0.011 76.6)
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Step 200
200
#E1D8CA
oklch(88.6% 0.021 79.1)
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Step 300
300
#CFBEA6
oklch(80.9% 0.038 76.6)
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Step 400
400
#B79C77
oklch(70.8% 0.06 75.3)
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Step 500
500
#A58353
oklch(63.1% 0.077 75.2)
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Step 600
600
#906C37
oklch(55.6% 0.084 75.2)
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Step 700
700
#7A5A2A
oklch(49.1% 0.077 75.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6C522C
oklch(45.7% 0.064 75.4)
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Step 900
900
#513E22
oklch(37.7% 0.05 76)
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Step 950
950
#2F2414
oklch(26.9% 0.032 76.1)
#6C522C 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) | #5C5329 | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #62592D | 0.026 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #754B49 | 0.055 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.064 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6C522C
#6C522C
oklch(45.7% 0.064 75.4)
- #3F597B
#3F597B
oklch(45.8% 0.064 255.4)
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 #6C522C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.035
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.038
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.039
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.044
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.047
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.058
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.059
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.062
Use #6C522C 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.