Deep Merlot is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #a8b6a7 |
| Complementary Color | #495849 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (296° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Merlot Color. The Wonder Wine color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cembra Blossom (#725671) for more energetic effect. Try Midnight Escape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#495849 is the best complementary color to Deep Merlot. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #574958 complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mortar are #4f4958 and #584951. Thus found on the left and right of #574958 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarpa Flow and Don Juan colors as they work well with Deep Merlot.
The split-complementary Deep Merlot palette consists of #49584f and #515849 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#495849). Try Nandor and Gray Asparagus colors in combination with #574958, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #574958 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Deep Merlot. Thus Nandor and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Merlot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Fuscous Gray, and Trout split by 90° on the color wheel. #574958 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Merlot tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#495849) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trout – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #585749 and #494958.
In a RGB color space, hex #574958 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Merlot has a hue angle of 296°, a saturation of 9.32% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #574958 is made of 0.39% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black ink.
| HEX | #574958 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,73,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 5.88, 0, 65.49 |
| HSL | hsl(296,9.32%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(296,17.05%,34.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.9102,8.9807,-6.6645) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0745,7.4959,10.2538) |