RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C4A2A1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.51:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C4A2A1) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 196, 162, 161 and its HSL value is 2°, 23%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (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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Shades

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Complementary

#C4A2A1 · #A1C3C4

Analogous

#C4A1B1 · #C4A2A1 · #C4B3A1

Triadic

#C4A2A1 · #A1C4A2 · #A2A1C4

Split complementary

#C4A2A1 · #A1C4B3 · #A1B2C4

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