RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C6A1A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.32:1Fails

Black text

8.52:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C6A1A5) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 198, 161, 165 and its HSL value is 354°, 25%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (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

#C6A1A5 · #A1C6C2

Analogous

#C6A1B7 · #C6A1A5 · #C6B0A1

Triadic

#C6A1A5 · #A5C6A1 · #A1A5C6

Split complementary

#C6A1A5 · #A1C6B0 · #A1B7C6

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