RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C4A5A3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.27:1Fails

Black text

8.73:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C4A5A3) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 196, 165, 163 and its HSL value is 4°, 22%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (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

#C4A5A3 · #A3C2C4

Analogous

#C4A3B1 · #C4A5A3 · #C4B6A3

Triadic

#C4A5A3 · #A3C4A5 · #A5A3C4

Split complementary

#C4A5A3 · #A3C4B6 · #A3B1C4

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