#6D5437
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.4% 0.054 70), rgb(109, 84, 55).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.06:1).
About this color
#6D5437 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.06:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.054) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.97:1 |
| White text | 7.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D5437 |
| RGB | rgb(109, 84, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 33%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.4% 0.054 70) |
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 #6D5437 | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc -89.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6D5437 | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc 19.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6D5437 text on white | 7.06:1 | AAA | Lc 84.4 | Fine for body text |
| #6D5437 text on black | 2.97:1 | Fails | Lc -17.6 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F3
oklch(97.1% 0.003 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EDE9E4
oklch(93.6% 0.008 73.7)
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Step 200
200
#E0D8CF
oklch(88.6% 0.015 70.9)
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Step 300
300
#CCBEAF
oklch(80.9% 0.026 69.4)
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Step 400
400
#B29D85
oklch(70.8% 0.042 70.8)
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Step 500
500
#9F8466
oklch(63.1% 0.054 69.6)
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Step 600
600
#8A6E4D
oklch(55.7% 0.059 70.7)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6D5437
oklch(46.4% 0.054 70)
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Step 800
800
#5F4B34
oklch(42.8% 0.044 70.1)
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Step 900
900
#4E3E2D
oklch(37.6% 0.035 68.1)
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Step 950
950
#2E251B
oklch(27.2% 0.022 69.6)
#6D5437 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) | #5D5535 | 0.028 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #635B38 | 0.025 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #754E4D | 0.045 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.054 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D5437
#6D5437
oklch(46.4% 0.054 70)
- #425C77
#425C77
oklch(46.5% 0.054 250)
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 #6D5437, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.038
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.043
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.049
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.058
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.059
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.064
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.064
Use #6D5437 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.