#650021Merguez (#650021) is a very dark, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 12°, lightness 0.32 and chroma 0.129. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #650021 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 0, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 100%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 100%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 67%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(19.5 41.8 11.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.323 0.129 12) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Merguez shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#65001e — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#670020 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#650021 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#650022 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Merguez in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 13.33:1 and against black 1.58:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d7949b · #b56a74 · #93414e · #650021 · #420012 · #150002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#803e1f · #74231d · #650021 · #490026 · #2f0023 · #18001b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c59d77 · #bd6c76 · #985800 · #664626 · #650021 · #3b000f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#3adeda · #916065 · #64484b · #650021 · #320610 · #0e0001
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f6f5 · #c7b0b2 · #768281 · #5b4447 · #650021 · #122120
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f4 · #bccdcc · #8da09f · #0b2727 · #000505 · #650021
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1d8b3 · #c9a5c0 · #1f7993 · #364664 · #650021 · #041029
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5fbf9 · #75cba3 · #008dae · #005a3c · #650021 · #00222d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f8dd · #9ec57f · #3f82c9 · #144c84 · #650021 · #112300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f6f3d6 · #c3b968 · #00928f · #444184 · #650021 · #002423
#82303F · #9F555F · #BB7980 · #D69EA4 · #F2C4C8
#57001B · #4A0015 · #3D0010 · #30000A · #240006
#5C1625 · #532129 · #48292D
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.