Lighter companion
Merlot Nocturne Faint
#382E30 · hsl(350, 10%, 20%)
RGB
rgb(39, 32, 33)
HSL
hsl(350, 10%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 85%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
About this color
Merlot Ink Faint (#272021) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 10% 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-faint: #272021; --colorarchive-merlot-ink-faint-hsl: hsl(350, 10%, 14%); --colorarchive-merlot-ink-faint-rgb: rgb(39, 32, 33); }
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Palette moves
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Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Ink Faint
#202726 · hsl(170, 10%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Ruby Ink Faint
#272120 · hsl(10, 10%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Blush Ink Faint
#272024 · hsl(330, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Ink Faint
#212720 · hsl(110, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Ink Faint
#202127 · hsl(230, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Ink Faint
#202723 · hsl(140, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Ink Faint
#202527 · hsl(200, 10%, 14%)
Export preview
Base: Merlot Ink Faint #272021 Lighter companion: Merlot Nocturne Faint #382E30 Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Ink Faint #202726 Analogous lead: Ruby Ink Faint #272120 Analogous echo: Blush Ink Faint #272024 Triadic +120°: Leaf Ink Faint #212720 Triadic +240°: Indigo Ink Faint #202127 Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Ink Faint #202723 Split-comp +210°: Azure Ink Faint #202527
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Ink Muted
#2A1D1F · hsl(350, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Merlot Nocturne Faint
#382E30 · hsl(350, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Merlot Nocturne Muted
#3C2A2D · hsl(350, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Merlot Shadow Faint
#4F4043 · hsl(350, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Merlot Ink Soft
#30181C · hsl(350, 34%, 14%)
Nearby match
Crimson Ink Faint
#272020 · hsl(0, 10%, 14%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#252521
Protanopia
#242421
Tritanopia
#272121
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