Lighter companion
Scarlet Dusk Faint
#5F4F4E · hsl(5, 10%, 34%)
RGB
rgb(79, 65, 64)
HSL
hsl(5, 10%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 69%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
9.7:1AA
on black
2.2:1Fail
About this color
Scarlet Shadow Faint (#4F4140) belongs to the red family — hue 5°, 10% saturation, 28% 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-scarlet-shadow-faint: #4F4140; --colorarchive-scarlet-shadow-faint-hsl: hsl(5, 10%, 28%); --colorarchive-scarlet-shadow-faint-rgb: rgb(79, 65, 64); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Scarlet Nocturne Faint
#382F2E · hsl(5, 10%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Aqua Shadow Faint
#404F4F · hsl(180, 10%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Coral Shadow Faint
#4F4740 · hsl(30, 10%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Garnet Shadow Faint
#4F4045 · hsl(340, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Emerald Shadow Faint
#404F40 · hsl(120, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Amethyst Shadow Faint
#41404F · hsl(245, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Jade Shadow Faint
#404F47 · hsl(150, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Sapphire Shadow Faint
#40474F · hsl(210, 10%, 28%)
Export preview
Base: Scarlet Shadow Faint #4F4140 Lighter companion: Scarlet Dusk Faint #5F4F4E Darker companion: Scarlet Nocturne Faint #382F2E Complementary counterpoint: Aqua Shadow Faint #404F4F Analogous lead: Coral Shadow Faint #4F4740 Analogous echo: Garnet Shadow Faint #4F4045 Triadic +120°: Emerald Shadow Faint #404F40 Triadic +240°: Amethyst Shadow Faint #41404F Split-comp +150°: Jade Shadow Faint #404F47 Split-comp +210°: Sapphire Shadow Faint #40474F
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Scarlet Shadow Muted
#543D3B · hsl(5, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Dusk Faint
#5F4F4E · hsl(5, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Crimson Shadow Faint
#4F4040 · hsl(0, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Ruby Shadow Faint
#4F4340 · hsl(10, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Nocturne Faint
#382F2E · hsl(5, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Shadow Dust
#5A3835 · hsl(5, 26%, 28%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#4A4B40
Protanopia
#494940
Tritanopia
#4E4040
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