#6F482F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.066 52.9), rgb(111, 72, 47).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.94:1).
About this color
#6F482F is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 53°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.94:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.64:1 |
| White text | 7.94:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F482F |
| RGB | rgb(111, 72, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 41%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.066 52.9) |
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 #6F482F | 7.94:1 | AAA | Lc -92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6F482F | 2.64:1 | Fails | Lc 16.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6F482F text on white | 7.94:1 | AAA | Lc 87.4 | Fine for body text |
| #6F482F text on black | 2.64:1 | Fails | Lc -14.7 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E3
oklch(93.6% 0.011 54.5)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6CC
oklch(88.5% 0.022 56.1)
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Step 300
300
#D5BAAA
oklch(80.8% 0.038 52.6)
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Step 400
400
#C0977D
oklch(70.8% 0.061 53.9)
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Step 500
500
#AF7C5C
oklch(63% 0.078 52.9)
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Step 600
600
#9A6542
oklch(55.6% 0.085 53.6)
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Step 700
700
#845334
oklch(49% 0.079 52.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6F482F
oklch(44% 0.066 52.9)
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Step 900
900
#573A27
oklch(37.7% 0.051 53.8)
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Step 950
950
#332217
oklch(27% 0.033 53.8)
#6F482F 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) | #534C2D | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C542F | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #794042 | 0.045 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F482F
#6F482F
oklch(44% 0.066 52.9)
- #285971
#285971
oklch(44.1% 0.066 232.2)
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 #6F482F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.042
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.046
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.052
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.056
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.056
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.056
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.063
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.069
Use #6F482F 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.