RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C5A4A6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.27:1Fails

Black text

8.71:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C5A4A6) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 197, 164, 166 and its HSL value is 356°, 22%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (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

#C5A4A6 · #A4C5C3

Analogous

#C5A4B6 · #C5A4A6 · #C5B3A4

Triadic

#C5A4A6 · #A6C5A4 · #A4A6C5

Split complementary

#C5A4A6 · #A4C5B3 · #A4B6C5

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