#6E442D
Closest named color: Mud Brown (#60460F). oklch(43% 0.068 49), rgb(110, 68, 45).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.30:1).
About this color
#6E442D is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 49°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mud Brown (#60460F), ΔE 0.045 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.30:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (43%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mud Brown (#60460F) |
| Black text | 2.52:1 |
| White text | 8.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E442D |
| RGB | rgb(110, 68, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 42%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43% 0.068 49) |
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 #6E442D | 8.30:1 | AAA | Lc -93.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6E442D | 2.52:1 | Fails | Lc 15.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E442D text on white | 8.30:1 | AAA | Lc 88.5 | Fine for body text |
| #6E442D text on black | 2.52:1 | Fails | Lc -13.7 | Not readable |
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.
-
Step 50
50
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
-
Step 100
100
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
-
Step 200
200
#E6D5CD
oklch(88.5% 0.022 47)
-
Step 300
300
#D7BAAB
oklch(81% 0.039 49.1)
-
Step 400
400
#C2957E
oklch(70.6% 0.063 48.3)
-
Step 500
500
#B27B5D
oklch(63.2% 0.081 49.4)
-
Step 600
600
#9D6343
oklch(55.6% 0.088 49.1)
-
Step 700
700
#865235
oklch(49.1% 0.082 49.2)
-
Step 800
800 (this color)
#6E442D
oklch(43% 0.068 49)
-
Step 900
900
#593928
oklch(37.8% 0.053 48.6)
-
Step 950
950
#342118
oklch(26.9% 0.034 46.2)
#6E442D 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) | #50492B | 0.057 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #59522D | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #783C3E | 0.042 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4E4E4E | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E442D
#6E442D
oklch(43% 0.068 49)
- #20576E
#20576E
oklch(43.1% 0.068 229.1)
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 #6E442D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.045
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.048
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.050
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.055
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.060
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.060
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.066
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.066
Use #6E442D 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.