Lighter companion
Merlot Velvet Faint
#766064 · hsl(350, 10%, 42%)
RGB
rgb(95, 78, 81)
HSL
hsl(350, 10%, 34%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 63%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 34%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
7.8:1AA
on black
2.7:1Fail
About this color
Merlot Dusk Faint (#5F4E51) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 10% saturation, 34% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-merlot-dusk-faint: #5F4E51; --colorarchive-merlot-dusk-faint-hsl: hsl(350, 10%, 34%); --colorarchive-merlot-dusk-faint-rgb: rgb(95, 78, 81); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Merlot Shadow Faint
#4F4043 · hsl(350, 10%, 28%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Dusk Faint
#4E5F5C · hsl(170, 10%, 34%)
Analogous lead
Ruby Dusk Faint
#5F514E · hsl(10, 10%, 34%)
Analogous echo
Blush Dusk Faint
#5F4E57 · hsl(330, 10%, 34%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Dusk Faint
#515F4E · hsl(110, 10%, 34%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Dusk Faint
#4E515F · hsl(230, 10%, 34%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Dusk Faint
#4E5F54 · hsl(140, 10%, 34%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Dusk Faint
#4E5A5F · hsl(200, 10%, 34%)
Export preview
Base: Merlot Dusk Faint #5F4E51 Lighter companion: Merlot Velvet Faint #766064 Darker companion: Merlot Shadow Faint #4F4043 Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Dusk Faint #4E5F5C Analogous lead: Ruby Dusk Faint #5F514E Analogous echo: Blush Dusk Faint #5F4E57 Triadic +120°: Leaf Dusk Faint #515F4E Triadic +240°: Indigo Dusk Faint #4E515F Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Dusk Faint #4E5F54 Split-comp +210°: Azure Dusk Faint #4E5A5F
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Dusk Muted
#66474C · hsl(350, 18%, 34%)
Nearby match
Merlot Shadow Faint
#4F4043 · hsl(350, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Merlot Velvet Faint
#766064 · hsl(350, 10%, 42%)
Nearby match
Merlot Shadow Muted
#543B3F · hsl(350, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Merlot Velvet Muted
#7E585E · hsl(350, 18%, 42%)
Nearby match
Merlot Nocturne Faint
#382E30 · hsl(350, 10%, 20%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#595A50
Protanopia
#585850
Tritanopia
#5E5050
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