RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C5A6A8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.24:1Fails

Black text

8.86:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C5A6A8) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 197, 166, 168 and its HSL value is 356°, 21%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (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

#C5A6A8 · #A6C5C3

Analogous

#C5A6B8 · #C5A6A8 · #C5B4A6

Triadic

#C5A6A8 · #A8C5A6 · #A6A8C5

Split complementary

#C5A6A8 · #A6C5B4 · #A6B8C5

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