OrangeMid-toneMuted

Mercer Charcoal

#ACA694

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.43:1Fails

Black text

8.14:1AAA

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About Mercer Charcoal

Mercer Charcoal (#ACA694) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 172, 166, 148 and its HSL value is 45°, 13%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (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

#ACA694 · #949AAC

Analogous

#AC9A94 · #ACA694 · #A6AC94

Triadic

#ACA694 · #94ACA6 · #A694AC

Split complementary

#ACA694 · #94A6AC · #9A94AC

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