RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C5A7A7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.22:1Fails

Black text

8.92:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C5A7A7) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 197, 167, 167 and its HSL value is 0°, 21%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (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

#C5A7A7 · #A7C5C5

Analogous

#C5A7B6 · #C5A7A7 · #C5B6A7

Triadic

#C5A7A7 · #A7C5A7 · #A7A7C5

Split complementary

#C5A7A7 · #A7C5B6 · #A7B6C5

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