#6A4947

Accessibility

AAA

7.9:1

Vs white / black

7.9:1 · 2.66:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6a4947

RGB

rgb(106, 73, 71)

RGBA

rgba(106, 73, 71, 1)

HSL

hsl(3, 20%, 35%)

HSLA

hsla(3, 20%, 35%, 1)

HSV

hsv(3, 33%, 42%)

LAB

lab(34.57% 13.78 6.84)

LCH

lch(34.57% 15.38 26.4)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4412 0.042 0.0178)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4412 0.0456 22.97)

XYZ

xyz(9.46, 8.28, 7.06)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31%, 33%, 58%)

CSS

color: #6a4947;

CSS variable

--color-6a4947: #6a4947;

SCSS

$color-6a4947: #6a4947;

JavaScript

const color = "#6a4947";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6a4947";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6a4947" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6a4947", "rgb": { "r": 106, "g": 73, "b": 71 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4412 0.0456 22.97)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#6a4947-1: #6a4947;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-600

Very different · ΔE 13.69 · #57534E

Nearest CSS named color

Brown

Very different · ΔE 16.5 · #A52A2A

Nearest Material color

brown-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.5 · #6D4C41

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 22.85 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffeeec 100fce1de 200ebccc9 300d7b4b2 400bd9794 500a07c79 600866765 7006c5250 800533d3c 9003b2a29 950241616

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f0f0 e6e1e0 dad2d1 cdc2c2 c1b3b2 b5a4a3 a89594 9c8684 8f7775 836766 765856 6a4947 614341 583d3b 503735 47312f 3e2b29 352524 2c1e1e 231818 1b1212 120c0c 090606

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f0f0 e6e1e0 dad2d1 cdc2c2 c1b3b2 b5a4a3 a89594 9c8684 8f7775 836766 765856

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

614341 583d3b 503735 47312f 3e2b29 352524 2c1e1e 231818 1b1212 120c0c 090606

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

6c4e4c 6e5251 705755 715b5a 73605f 756564 776968 796e6d 7b7272 7c7777 7e7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6A4947Stop 1 #47696BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6B4757Stop 1 #6A4947Stop 2 #6B5B47Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6A4947Stop 1 #476B49Stop 2 #49476BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6A4947Stop 1 #476B5BStop 2 #47576BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3D2A29Stop 1 #6B4947Stop 2 #996966Stop 3 #B89694Stop 4 #D6C3C2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #6a4947 works

#6A4947 (#6a4947) sits in the red family at about 3° hue, 20% saturation, and 35% lightness. Contrast is 7.9:1 on white and 2.66:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #6a4947 is 2.66:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 600#6D4C41 Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material Brown 500#795548 Spectrum #694130#694130 Web Safe #663333#663333 Material Brown 800#4E342E Spectrum #6D3A2C#6D3A2C Material You Tertiary#7D5260 Spectrum #7F3C39#7F3C39 Spectrum #713228#713228 Spectrum #87533B#87533B Spectrum #8D4A35#8D4A35