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Apricot Nocturne Muted

Orange · Hue 40
Hex
#3C362A
RGB
rgb(60, 54, 42)
HSL
hsl(40, 18%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 10%, 30%, 76%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
12:1AA
on black
1.8:1Fail
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About this color

Apricot Nocturne Muted (#3C362A) belongs to the orange family — hue 40°, 18% 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-apricot-nocturne-muted: #3C362A;
  --colorarchive-apricot-nocturne-muted-hsl: hsl(40, 18%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-apricot-nocturne-muted-rgb: rgb(60, 54, 42);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Apricot Shadow Muted
#544C3B · hsl(40, 18%, 28%)
Darker companion
Apricot Ink Muted
#2A261D · hsl(40, 18%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Cobalt Nocturne Muted
#2A303C · hsl(220, 18%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Citrine Nocturne Muted
#3C3C2A · hsl(60, 18%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Vermillion Nocturne Muted
#3C2E2A · hsl(15, 18%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Teal Nocturne Muted
#2A3C36 · hsl(160, 18%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Mulberry Nocturne Muted
#362A3C · hsl(280, 18%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Cerulean Nocturne Muted
#2A393C · hsl(190, 18%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Violet Nocturne Muted
#2D2A3C · hsl(250, 18%, 20%)
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Base: Apricot Nocturne Muted #3C362A
Lighter companion: Apricot Shadow Muted #544C3B
Darker companion: Apricot Ink Muted #2A261D
Complementary counterpoint: Cobalt Nocturne Muted #2A303C
Analogous lead: Citrine Nocturne Muted #3C3C2A
Analogous echo: Vermillion Nocturne Muted #3C2E2A
Triadic +120°: Teal Nocturne Muted #2A3C36
Triadic +240°: Mulberry Nocturne Muted #362A3C
Split-comp +150°: Cerulean Nocturne Muted #2A393C
Split-comp +210°: Violet Nocturne Muted #2D2A3C

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Apricot Nocturne Faint
#38352E · hsl(40, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Apricot Nocturne Dust
#403726 · hsl(40, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Apricot Ink Muted
#2A261D · hsl(40, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Saffron Nocturne Muted
#3C382A · hsl(45, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Taupe Gray Nocturne
#363430 · hsl(40, 5%, 20%)
Nearby match
Apricot Shadow Muted
#544C3B · hsl(40, 18%, 28%)

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
AAA11.5:1
Cobalt Veil Faint
#F9FAFA
AAA11.5:1
Cobalt Veil Muted
#F9FAFB
AAA11.4:1
Cobalt Veil Dust
#F9F9FB
AAA11.4:1
Cobalt Veil Soft
#F8F9FC
AAA11.4:1
Cobalt Veil Clear
#F7F9FD
AAA11.4:1
Cobalt Veil Vivid
#F6F9FE

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#3A3A2E
Protanopia
#39392D
Tritanopia
#3C3030
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