#6E4E2A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.067 67.9), rgb(110, 78, 42).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.53:1).
About this color
#6E4E2A is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 68°. 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 7.53:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.78:1 |
| White text | 7.53:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E4E2A |
| RGB | rgb(110, 78, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 45%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.067 67.9) |
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 #6E4E2A | 7.53:1 | AAA | Lc -90.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6E4E2A | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc 17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6E4E2A text on white | 7.53:1 | AAA | Lc 86.1 | Fine for body text |
| #6E4E2A text on black | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc -16.0 | 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
#D2BCA6
oklch(80.8% 0.039 67.2)
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Step 400
400
#BB9A77
oklch(70.8% 0.062 68.2)
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Step 500
500
#AA8053
oklch(63.1% 0.08 67.4)
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Step 600
600
#956937
oklch(55.6% 0.087 67.8)
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Step 700
700
#7F5729
oklch(49% 0.081 67.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6E4E2A
oklch(45% 0.067 67.9)
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Step 900
900
#543C22
oklch(37.7% 0.052 67.3)
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Step 950
950
#312314
oklch(26.9% 0.033 67.6)
#6E4E2A 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) | #595027 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60572B | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #774646 | 0.055 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E4E2A
#6E4E2A
oklch(45% 0.067 67.9)
- #365879
#365879
oklch(44.9% 0.067 248.8)
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 #6E4E2A, 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 0.039
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.043
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.045
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.052
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.056
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.062
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.067
Use #6E4E2A 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.