Lighter companion
Merlot Silk Dust
#C3989F · hsl(350, 26%, 68%)
RGB
rgb(180, 126, 135)
HSL
hsl(350, 26%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 29%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.3:1AA Large
on black
6.3:1AA
About this color
Merlot Tone Dust (#B47E87) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 26% saturation, 60% 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-tone-dust: #B47E87; --colorarchive-merlot-tone-dust-hsl: hsl(350, 26%, 60%); --colorarchive-merlot-tone-dust-rgb: rgb(180, 126, 135); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Merlot Radiant Dust
#A86B75 · hsl(350, 26%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Tone Dust
#7EB4AB · hsl(170, 26%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Vermillion Tone Dust
#B48C7E · hsl(15, 26%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Blush Tone Dust
#B47E99 · hsl(330, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Tone Dust
#87B47E · hsl(110, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Tone Dust
#7E87B4 · hsl(230, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Tone Dust
#7EB490 · hsl(140, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Tone Dust
#7EA2B4 · hsl(200, 26%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: Merlot Tone Dust #B47E87 Lighter companion: Merlot Silk Dust #C3989F Darker companion: Merlot Radiant Dust #A86B75 Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Tone Dust #7EB4AB Analogous lead: Vermillion Tone Dust #B48C7E Analogous echo: Blush Tone Dust #B47E99 Triadic +120°: Leaf Tone Dust #87B47E Triadic +240°: Indigo Tone Dust #7E87B4 Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Tone Dust #7EB490 Split-comp +210°: Azure Tone Dust #7EA2B4
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Muted
#AB878D · hsl(350, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Soft
#BC7682 · hsl(350, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Dust
#A86B75 · hsl(350, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Merlot Silk Dust
#C3989F · hsl(350, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Faint
#A38F92 · hsl(350, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Muted
#9F757C · hsl(350, 18%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#A2A684
Protanopia
#9F9F85
Tritanopia
#B28383
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