OrangeMid-toneMuted

Mercer Charcoal

#ABA495

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.48:1Fails

Black text

7.99:1AAA

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About Mercer Charcoal

Mercer Charcoal (#ABA495) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 171, 164, 149 and its HSL value is 41°, 12%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Mercer Charcoal, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#ABA495 · #959CAB

Analogous

#AB9995 · #ABA495 · #A7AB95

Triadic

#ABA495 · #95ABA4 · #A495AB

Split complementary

#ABA495 · #95A7AB · #9995AB

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