RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C4A2A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.32:1Fails

Black text

8.54:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C4A2A5) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 196, 162, 165 and its HSL value is 355°, 22%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (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

#C4A2A5 · #A2C4C1

Analogous

#C4A2B6 · #C4A2A5 · #C4B0A2

Triadic

#C4A2A5 · #A5C4A2 · #A2A5C4

Split complementary

#C4A2A5 · #A2C4B0 · #A2B6C4

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