#6D4E27
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.9% 0.069 70.8), rgb(109, 78, 39).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.58:1).
About this color
#6D4E27 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 71°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.58:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.76:1 |
| White text | 7.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D4E27 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 78, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 47%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.9% 0.069 70.8) |
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 #6D4E27 | 7.58:1 | AAA | Lc -91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6D4E27 | 2.76:1 | Fails | Lc 17.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6D4E27 text on white | 7.58:1 | AAA | Lc 86.2 | Fine for body text |
| #6D4E27 text on black | 2.76:1 | Fails | Lc -15.8 | 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
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E2
oklch(93.7% 0.011 71.9)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7CA
oklch(88.5% 0.022 69.8)
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Step 300
300
#D2BDA5
oklch(81% 0.041 70.9)
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Step 400
400
#BB9A75
oklch(70.7% 0.064 69.7)
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Step 500
500
#A98150
oklch(63.1% 0.082 71.1)
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Step 600
600
#946A33
oklch(55.6% 0.089 71.4)
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Step 700
700
#7E5826
oklch(49.1% 0.083 71.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6D4E27
oklch(44.9% 0.069 70.8)
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Step 900
900
#543D20
oklch(37.9% 0.054 71.4)
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Step 950
950
#312413
oklch(27.1% 0.034 73)
#6D4E27 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) | #595023 | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605728 | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #764645 | 0.057 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D4E27
#6D4E27
oklch(44.9% 0.069 70.8)
- #37577A
#37577A
oklch(44.8% 0.069 251.6)
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 #6D4E27, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.034
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.039
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.040
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.041
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.050
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.057
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.058
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.065
Use #6D4E27 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.