#6F4E1A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.08 75), rgb(111, 78, 26).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.55:1).
About this color
#6F4E1A is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.080 and its hue 75°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.55:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.080) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.78:1 |
| White text | 7.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F4E1A |
| RGB | rgb(111, 78, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 62%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.08 75) |
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 #6F4E1A | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc -90.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #6F4E1A | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc 17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6F4E1A text on white | 7.55:1 | AAA | Lc 86.1 | Fine for body text |
| #6F4E1A 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E0
oklch(93.6% 0.014 78.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C7
oklch(88.5% 0.026 73.2)
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Step 300
300
#D3BDA0
oklch(80.9% 0.047 74.7)
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Step 400
400
#BC9A6B
oklch(70.6% 0.075 75.1)
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Step 500
500
#AB8142
oklch(63.1% 0.096 75.6)
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Step 600
600
#97691F
oklch(55.6% 0.105 74.5)
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Step 700
700
#805710
oklch(48.9% 0.097 74.9)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#6F4E1A
oklch(45% 0.08 75)
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Step 900
900
#553C17
oklch(37.6% 0.063 74.3)
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Step 950
950
#32240F
oklch(27.2% 0.04 75.9)
#6F4E1A 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) | #5A4F13 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #62571C | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #794543 | 0.068 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.080 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F4E1A
#6F4E1A
oklch(45% 0.08 75)
- #355781
#355781
oklch(45.1% 0.08 254.5)
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 #6F4E1A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.031
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.032
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.033
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.039
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.043
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.054
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.055
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.057
Use #6F4E1A 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.