Merlot Ink Muted — #2A1D1F Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(42, 29, 31)

HSL

hsl(350, 18%, 14%)

Metrics

S 18% · L 14%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

16.2:1AA

on black

1.3:1Fail

Recent trail

About this color

Merlot Ink Muted (#2A1D1F) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 18% 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-muted: #2A1D1F; /* hsl(350, 18%, 14%) */
}

Tonal strip

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion

Merlot Nocturne Muted

#3C2A2D · hsl(350, 18%, 20%)

Complementary counterpoint

Lagoon Ink Muted

#1D2A28 · hsl(170, 18%, 14%)

Analogous lead

Ruby Ink Muted

#2A1F1D · hsl(10, 18%, 14%)

Analogous echo

Blush Ink Muted

#2A1D24 · hsl(330, 18%, 14%)

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Base: Merlot Ink Muted #2A1D1F
Lighter companion: Merlot Nocturne Muted #3C2A2D
Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Ink Muted #1D2A28
Analogous lead: Ruby Ink Muted #2A1F1D
Analogous echo: Blush Ink Muted #2A1D24