RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C7A4A2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.27:1Fails

Black text

8.73:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C7A4A2) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 199, 164, 162 and its HSL value is 3°, 25%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (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

#C7A4A2 · #A2C5C7

Analogous

#C7A2B2 · #C7A4A2 · #C7B7A2

Triadic

#C7A4A2 · #A2C7A4 · #A4A2C7

Split complementary

#C7A4A2 · #A2C7B7 · #A2B2C7

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