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Merlin

#504E48

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.32:1AAA

Black text

2.38:1Fails

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About Merlin

Merlin (#504E48) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 80, 78, 72 and its HSL value is 45°, 5%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Merlin, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#504E48 · #484A50

Analogous

#504A48 · #504E48 · #4E5048

Triadic

#504E48 · #48504E · #4E4850

Split complementary

#504E48 · #484E50 · #4A4850

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