RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C2A2A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.49:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C2A2A5) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 194, 162, 165 and its HSL value is 354°, 21%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C2A2A5 · #A2C2BF

Analogous

#C2A2B5 · #C2A2A5 · #C2AFA2

Triadic

#C2A2A5 · #A5C2A2 · #A2A5C2

Split complementary

#C2A2A5 · #A2C2AF · #A2B5C2

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