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RGB
rgb(116, 57, 67)
HSL
hsl(350, 34%, 34%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 34%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
8.7:1AA
on black
2.4:1Fail
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Merlot Dusk Soft (#743943) belongs to the red family — hue 350°, 34% saturation, 34% 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-dusk-soft: #743943;
  --colorarchive-merlot-dusk-soft-hsl: hsl(350, 34%, 34%);
  --colorarchive-merlot-dusk-soft-rgb: rgb(116, 57, 67);
}

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Base: Merlot Dusk Soft #743943
Lighter companion: Merlot Velvet Soft #904753
Darker companion: Merlot Shadow Soft #602F37
Complementary counterpoint: Lagoon Dusk Soft #39746A
Analogous lead: Ruby Dusk Soft #744339
Analogous echo: Blush Dusk Soft #743957
Triadic +120°: Leaf Dusk Soft #437439
Triadic +240°: Indigo Dusk Soft #394374
Split-comp +150°: Seafoam Dusk Soft #39744D
Split-comp +210°: Azure Dusk Soft #396174

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