Merlot Nocturne Muted — #3C2A2D Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(60, 42, 45)

HSL

hsl(350, 18%, 20%)

Metrics

S 18% · L 20%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

13.5:1AA

on black

1.6:1Fail

Recent trail

About this color

Merlot Nocturne Muted (#3C2A2D) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 18% saturation, 20% 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-nocturne-muted: #3C2A2D; /* hsl(350, 18%, 20%) */
}

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Lighter companion

Merlot Shadow Muted

#543B3F · hsl(350, 18%, 28%)

Darker companion

Merlot Ink Muted

#2A1D1F · hsl(350, 18%, 14%)

Complementary counterpoint

Lagoon Nocturne Muted

#2A3C39 · hsl(170, 18%, 20%)

Analogous lead

Ruby Nocturne Muted

#3C2D2A · hsl(10, 18%, 20%)

Analogous echo

Blush Nocturne Muted

#3C2A33 · hsl(330, 18%, 20%)

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Base: Merlot Nocturne Muted #3C2A2D
Lighter companion: Merlot Shadow Muted #543B3F
Darker companion: Merlot Ink Muted #2A1D1F
Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Nocturne Muted #2A3C39
Analogous lead: Ruby Nocturne Muted #3C2D2A
Analogous echo: Blush Nocturne Muted #3C2A33