Merlot Tone Muted — #AB878D Hex Color Code

RGB

rgb(171, 135, 141)

HSL

hsl(350, 18%, 60%)

Metrics

S 18% · L 60%

Contrast (WCAG)

on white

3.2:1AA Large

on black

6.6:1AA

Recent trail

About this color

Merlot Tone Muted (#AB878D) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 18% 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-muted: #AB878D; /* hsl(350, 18%, 60%) */
}

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Lighter companion

Merlot Silk Muted

#BC9FA4 · hsl(350, 18%, 68%)

Darker companion

Merlot Radiant Muted

#9F757C · hsl(350, 18%, 54%)

Complementary counterpoint

Lagoon Tone Muted

#87ABA5 · hsl(170, 18%, 60%)

Analogous lead

Ruby Tone Muted

#AB8D87 · hsl(10, 18%, 60%)

Analogous echo

Blush Tone Muted

#AB8799 · hsl(330, 18%, 60%)

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Base: Merlot Tone Muted #AB878D
Lighter companion: Merlot Silk Muted #BC9FA4
Darker companion: Merlot Radiant Muted #9F757C
Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Tone Muted #87ABA5
Analogous lead: Ruby Tone Muted #AB8D87
Analogous echo: Blush Tone Muted #AB8799