Merlot Ink Soft — #30181C Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(48, 24, 28)

HSL

hsl(350, 34%, 14%)

Metrics

S 34% · L 14%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

16.5:1AA

on black

1.3:1Fail

Recent trail

About this color

Merlot Ink Soft (#30181C) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 34% 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-soft: #30181C; /* hsl(350, 34%, 14%) */
}

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Lighter companion

Merlot Nocturne Soft

#442227 · hsl(350, 34%, 20%)

Complementary counterpoint

Lagoon Ink Soft

#18302C · hsl(170, 34%, 14%)

Analogous lead

Ruby Ink Soft

#301C18 · hsl(10, 34%, 14%)

Analogous echo

Blush Ink Soft

#301824 · hsl(330, 34%, 14%)

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Base: Merlot Ink Soft #30181C
Lighter companion: Merlot Nocturne Soft #442227
Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Ink Soft #18302C
Analogous lead: Ruby Ink Soft #301C18
Analogous echo: Blush Ink Soft #301824