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Merlin

#504C48

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.51:1AAA

Black text

2.33:1Fails

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About Merlin

Merlin (#504C48) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 80, 76, 72 and its HSL value is 30°, 5%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (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

#504C48 · #484C50

Analogous

#504848 · #504C48 · #505048

Triadic

#504C48 · #48504C · #4C4850

Split complementary

#504C48 · #485050 · #484850

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