RedLightMuted

Pale Mauve

#C8A7A5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.20:1Fails

Black text

8.98:1AAA

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About Pale Mauve

Pale Mauve (#C8A7A5) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 200, 167, 165 and its HSL value is 3°, 24%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (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

#C8A7A5 · #A5C6C8

Analogous

#C8A5B4 · #C8A7A5 · #C8B9A5

Triadic

#C8A7A5 · #A5C8A7 · #A7A5C8

Split complementary

#C8A7A5 · #A5C8B9 · #A5B4C8

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