#6F522B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.067 73), rgb(111, 82, 43).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.19:1).
About this color
#6F522B is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 73°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.19:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.91:1 |
| White text | 7.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F522B |
| RGB | rgb(111, 82, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 44%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.067 73) |
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 #6F522B | 7.19:1 | AAA | Lc -89.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6F522B | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 19.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #6F522B text on white | 7.19:1 | AAA | Lc 84.9 | Fine for body text |
| #6F522B text on black | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -17.1 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E3
oklch(93.6% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D8CC
oklch(88.6% 0.019 75.3)
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Step 300
300
#CEBEAA
oklch(80.9% 0.033 73.5)
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Step 400
400
#B59C7D
oklch(70.7% 0.052 72.8)
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Step 500
500
#A2835C
oklch(63% 0.066 72.6)
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Step 600
600
#8D6D42
oklch(55.7% 0.072 73.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#6F522B
oklch(46% 0.067 73)
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Step 800
800
#624A2B
oklch(42.7% 0.056 72.5)
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Step 900
900
#503E27
oklch(37.7% 0.044 72.7)
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Step 950
950
#2F2417
oklch(26.9% 0.028 70.9)
#6F522B 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) | #5C5327 | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #635A2C | 0.030 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #784B49 | 0.055 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F522B
#6F522B
oklch(46% 0.067 73)
- #3C5A7D
#3C5A7D
oklch(46% 0.068 253)
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 #6F522B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.030
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.033
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.041
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.042
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.050
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.057
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.057
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.063
Use #6F522B 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.