RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C4A4A3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.66:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C4A4A3) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 196, 164, 163 and its HSL value is 2°, 22%, 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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C4A4A3 · #A3C3C4

Analogous

#C4A3B2 · #C4A4A3 · #C4B5A3

Triadic

#C4A4A3 · #A3C4A4 · #A4A3C4

Split complementary

#C4A4A3 · #A3C4B5 · #A3B2C4

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