Merlot Nocturne Soft — #442227 Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(68, 34, 39)

HSL

hsl(350, 34%, 20%)

Metrics

S 34% · L 20%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

14:1AA

on black

1.5:1Fail

Recent trail

About this color

Merlot Nocturne Soft (#442227) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 34% 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-soft: #442227; /* hsl(350, 34%, 20%) */
}

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Lighter companion

Merlot Shadow Soft

#602F37 · hsl(350, 34%, 28%)

Darker companion

Merlot Ink Soft

#30181C · hsl(350, 34%, 14%)

Complementary counterpoint

Lagoon Nocturne Soft

#22443F · hsl(170, 34%, 20%)

Analogous lead

Ruby Nocturne Soft

#442722 · hsl(10, 34%, 20%)

Analogous echo

Blush Nocturne Soft

#442233 · hsl(330, 34%, 20%)

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Base: Merlot Nocturne Soft #442227
Lighter companion: Merlot Shadow Soft #602F37
Darker companion: Merlot Ink Soft #30181C
Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Nocturne Soft #22443F
Analogous lead: Ruby Nocturne Soft #442722
Analogous echo: Blush Nocturne Soft #442233