Meritorious Service Medal ribbon colors
The same crimson as the Legion of Merit but with a broad white centre stripe, which takes the white share from 9 percent to 37. The pair are a good demonstration of how little has to change for a ribbon to read as a different award.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | primary | #A50050 | 165, 0, 80 | 331, 100%, 32% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Crimson passes AA for body text on white, at 7.7 to 1.
Of 10 ordered pairs in this palette, 8 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 8 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Crimson | White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 7.7Crimson on White, passes AA for body text | 7.7Crimson on White, passes AA for body text | 2.7Crimson on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 7.7White on Crimson, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 7.7White on Crimson, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 2.7Black on Crimson, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meritorious_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg
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