RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C2A3A6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.31:1Fails

Black text

8.56:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C2A3A6) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 194, 163, 166 and its HSL value is 354°, 20%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 (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

#C2A3A6 · #A3C2BF

Analogous

#C2A3B5 · #C2A3A6 · #C2AFA3

Triadic

#C2A3A6 · #A6C2A3 · #A3A6C2

Split complementary

#C2A3A6 · #A3C2AF · #A3B6C2

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