Lighter companion
Merlot Nocturne Dust
#40262A · hsl(350, 26%, 20%)
RGB
rgb(45, 26, 30)
HSL
hsl(350, 26%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 42%, 33%, 82%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16.4:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
About this color
Merlot Ink Dust (#2D1A1E) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 26% saturation, 14% 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-ink-dust: #2D1A1E; --colorarchive-merlot-ink-dust-hsl: hsl(350, 26%, 14%); --colorarchive-merlot-ink-dust-rgb: rgb(45, 26, 30); }
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Palette moves
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Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Ink Dust
#1A2D2A · hsl(170, 26%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Vermillion Ink Dust
#2D1F1A · hsl(15, 26%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Blush Ink Dust
#2D1A24 · hsl(330, 26%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Ink Dust
#1E2D1A · hsl(110, 26%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Ink Dust
#1A1E2D · hsl(230, 26%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Ink Dust
#1A2D21 · hsl(140, 26%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Ink Dust
#1A272D · hsl(200, 26%, 14%)
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Base: Merlot Ink Dust #2D1A1E Lighter companion: Merlot Nocturne Dust #40262A Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Ink Dust #1A2D2A Analogous lead: Vermillion Ink Dust #2D1F1A Analogous echo: Blush Ink Dust #2D1A24 Triadic +120°: Leaf Ink Dust #1E2D1A Triadic +240°: Indigo Ink Dust #1A1E2D Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Ink Dust #1A2D21 Split-comp +210°: Azure Ink Dust #1A272D
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Ink Muted
#2A1D1F · hsl(350, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Merlot Ink Soft
#30181C · hsl(350, 34%, 14%)
Nearby match
Merlot Nocturne Dust
#40262A · hsl(350, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Merlot Ink Faint
#272021 · hsl(350, 10%, 14%)
Nearby match
Merlot Nocturne Muted
#3C2A2D · hsl(350, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Merlot Nocturne Soft
#442227 · hsl(350, 34%, 20%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#27281D
Protanopia
#26261D
Tritanopia
#2C1C1C
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