Approximate screen color · source authority unverified
Treat this hex as approximate until it is checked against a physical sample.
Matterhackers
Merlot Red Series
PETG
Color values and print settings
- Hex
- #8A2D40
- RGB
- 138, 45, 64
- HSL
- 348°, 51%, 36%
- CIELAB
- 33.25, 40.95, 10.20
- Diameter
- 1.75 mm
- Nozzle
- 230–250 °C
- Bed
- 75–85 °C
Printing this material
- Keep dry — Absorbs moisture from the air, which prints as stringing, popping and weak layers. Filament that has sat out usually needs drying before use.
True of PETG generally. Follow Matterhackers’s own guidance for this spool.
Where to buy
No purchase source indexed yet. That is a gap in our retailer coverage rather than a judgement about the filament — it may well be in stock somewhere we have not indexed.
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