#6E4E27
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.07 69.8), rgb(110, 78, 39).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.54:1).
About this color
#6E4E27 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.54:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.070) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.78:1 |
| White text | 7.54:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E4E27 |
| RGB | rgb(110, 78, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 48%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.07 69.8) |
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 #6E4E27 | 7.54:1 | AAA | Lc -90.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6E4E27 | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc 17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E4E27 text on white | 7.54:1 | AAA | Lc 86.1 | Fine for body text |
| #6E4E27 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
#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
#BB9A74
oklch(70.7% 0.065 70.4)
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Step 500
500
#AA8050
oklch(63% 0.083 69.1)
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Step 600
600
#956933
oklch(55.5% 0.09 69.6)
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Step 700
700
#7F5725
oklch(49% 0.084 69.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6E4E27
oklch(45% 0.07 69.8)
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Step 900
900
#543C20
oklch(37.6% 0.054 69.2)
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Step 950
950
#312313
oklch(26.9% 0.034 69.2)
#6E4E27 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 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605728 | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #784645 | 0.057 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.070 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E4E27
#6E4E27
oklch(45% 0.07 69.8)
- #36587A
#36587A
oklch(45% 0.069 249.6)
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 #6E4E27, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.032
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.037
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.041
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.042
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.050
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.056
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.059
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.065
Use #6E4E27 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.