RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C3A5A4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.27:1Fails

Black text

8.71:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C3A5A4) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 195, 165, 164 and its HSL value is 2°, 21%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#C3A5A4 · #A4C2C3

Analogous

#C3A4B3 · #C3A5A4 · #C3B4A4

Triadic

#C3A5A4 · #A4C3A5 · #A5A4C3

Split complementary

#C3A5A4 · #A4C3B4 · #A4B2C3

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