OrangeMid-toneMuted

Mercer Charcoal

#ACA695

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.43:1Fails

Black text

8.15:1AAA

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About Mercer Charcoal

Mercer Charcoal (#ACA695) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 172, 166, 149 and its HSL value is 44°, 12%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (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

#ACA695 · #959BAC

Analogous

#AC9B95 · #ACA695 · #A7AC95

Triadic

#ACA695 · #95ACA6 · #A695AC

Split complementary

#ACA695 · #95A7AC · #9B95AC

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