NeutralDarkMuted

Deep Merlot

#5B4B59

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.09:1AAA

Black text

2.45:1Fails

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About Deep Merlot

Deep Merlot (#5B4B59) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 91, 75, 89 and its HSL value is 308°, 10%, 33%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Deep Merlot, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5B4B59 · #4B5B4D

Analogous

#554B5B · #5B4B59 · #5B4B51

Triadic

#5B4B59 · #595B4B · #4B595B

Split complementary

#5B4B59 · #515B4B · #4B5B55

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