NeutralDarkMuted

Deep Merlot

#5A4A59

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.21:1AAA

Black text

2.41:1Fails

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About Deep Merlot

Deep Merlot (#5A4A59) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 90, 74, 89 and its HSL value is 304°, 10%, 32%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (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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Complementary

#5A4A59 · #4A5A4B

Analogous

#534A5A · #5A4A59 · #5A4A51

Triadic

#5A4A59 · #595A4A · #4A595A

Split complementary

#5A4A59 · #515A4A · #4A5A53

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