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Melancholy

#DB8C99

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.55:1Fails

Black text

7.75:1AAA

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About Melancholy

Melancholy (#DB8C99) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 219, 140, 153 and its HSL value is 350°, 52%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Melancholy, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#DB8C99 · #8CDBCE

Analogous

#DB8CC1 · #DB8C99 · #DBA68C

Triadic

#DB8C99 · #99DB8C · #8C99DB

Split complementary

#DB8C99 · #8CDBA6 · #8CC0DB

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