Lighter companion
Merlot Tone Faint
#A38F92 · hsl(350, 10%, 60%)
RGB
rgb(149, 126, 130)
HSL
hsl(350, 10%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 42%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.8:1AA Large
on black
5.6:1AA
About this color
Merlot Radiant Faint (#957E82) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 10% saturation, 54% 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-radiant-faint: #957E82; --colorarchive-merlot-radiant-faint-hsl: hsl(350, 10%, 54%); --colorarchive-merlot-radiant-faint-rgb: rgb(149, 126, 130); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Merlot Core Faint
#876E72 · hsl(350, 10%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lagoon Radiant Faint
#7E9592 · hsl(170, 10%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Vermillion Radiant Faint
#95847E · hsl(15, 10%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Blush Radiant Faint
#957E8A · hsl(330, 10%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Leaf Radiant Faint
#82957E · hsl(110, 10%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Indigo Radiant Faint
#7E8295 · hsl(230, 10%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Seafoam Radiant Faint
#7E9586 · hsl(140, 10%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Azure Radiant Faint
#7E8E95 · hsl(200, 10%, 54%)
Export preview
Base: Merlot Radiant Faint #957E82 Lighter companion: Merlot Tone Faint #A38F92 Darker companion: Merlot Core Faint #876E72 Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Radiant Faint #7E9592 Analogous lead: Vermillion Radiant Faint #95847E Analogous echo: Blush Radiant Faint #957E8A Triadic +120°: Leaf Radiant Faint #82957E Triadic +240°: Indigo Radiant Faint #7E8295 Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Radiant Faint #7E9586 Split-comp +210°: Azure Radiant Faint #7E8E95
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Muted
#9F757C · hsl(350, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Merlot Core Faint
#876E72 · hsl(350, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Faint
#A38F92 · hsl(350, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Merlot Radiant Dust
#A86B75 · hsl(350, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Merlot Core Muted
#90646C · hsl(350, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Merlot Tone Muted
#AB878D · hsl(350, 18%, 60%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#8D8F81
Protanopia
#8C8B81
Tritanopia
#948080
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