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Scarlet Silk Faint

Red · Hue 5
Hex
#B6A7A5
RGB
rgb(182, 167, 165)
HSL
hsl(5, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.3:1Fail
on black
9.1:1AA
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About this color

Scarlet Silk Faint (#B6A7A5) belongs to the red family — hue 5°, 10% saturation, 68% 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-silk-faint: #B6A7A5;
  --colorarchive-scarlet-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(5, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-scarlet-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(182, 167, 165);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Scarlet Bloom Faint
#C8BDBC · hsl(5, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Scarlet Tone Faint
#A3918F · hsl(5, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Aqua Silk Faint
#A5B6B6 · hsl(180, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Coral Silk Faint
#B6ADA5 · hsl(30, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Garnet Silk Faint
#B6A5AB · hsl(340, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Emerald Silk Faint
#A5B6A5 · hsl(120, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Amethyst Silk Faint
#A7A5B6 · hsl(245, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Jade Silk Faint
#A5B6AD · hsl(150, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Sapphire Silk Faint
#A5ADB6 · hsl(210, 10%, 68%)
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Base: Scarlet Silk Faint #B6A7A5
Lighter companion: Scarlet Bloom Faint #C8BDBC
Darker companion: Scarlet Tone Faint #A3918F
Complementary counterpoint: Aqua Silk Faint #A5B6B6
Analogous lead: Coral Silk Faint #B6ADA5
Analogous echo: Garnet Silk Faint #B6A5AB
Triadic +120°: Emerald Silk Faint #A5B6A5
Triadic +240°: Amethyst Silk Faint #A7A5B6
Split-comp +150°: Jade Silk Faint #A5B6AD
Split-comp +210°: Sapphire Silk Faint #A5ADB6

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Scarlet Silk Muted
#BCA19F · hsl(5, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Crimson Silk Faint
#B6A5A5 · hsl(0, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Ruby Silk Faint
#B6A8A5 · hsl(10, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Tone Faint
#A3918F · hsl(5, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Bloom Faint
#C8BDBC · hsl(5, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Scarlet Silk Dust
#C39C98 · hsl(5, 26%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Cobalt Ink Dust
#1A212D
AAA7:1
Cobalt Ink Soft
#182030
AAA7.2:1
Cobalt Ink Clear
#101D37
AAA7.3:1
Cobalt Ink Vivid
#091B3E
AAA7.3:1
Cobalt Ink Bright
#061A42
AAA7.4:1
Cobalt Ink Pure
#031945

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#B1B2A6
Protanopia
#B0B0A5
Tritanopia
#B5A6A6
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