RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C3A4A7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.66:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C3A4A7) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 195, 164, 167 and its HSL value is 354°, 21%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (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

#C3A4A7 · #A4C3C0

Analogous

#C3A4B6 · #C3A4A7 · #C3B1A4

Triadic

#C3A4A7 · #A7C3A4 · #A4A7C3

Split complementary

#C3A4A7 · #A4C3B1 · #A4B6C3

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