RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C5A2A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.31:1Fails

Black text

8.57:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C5A2A5) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 197, 162, 165 and its HSL value is 355°, 23%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (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

#C5A2A5 · #A2C5C2

Analogous

#C5A2B6 · #C5A2A5 · #C5B1A2

Triadic

#C5A2A5 · #A5C5A2 · #A2A5C5

Split complementary

#C5A2A5 · #A2C5B1 · #A2B6C5

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