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Barely Mauve

#CDBDB8

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.82:1Fails

Black text

10.91:1AAA

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About Barely Mauve

Barely Mauve (#CDBDB8) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 205, 189, 184 and its HSL value is 14°, 17%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Barely Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#CDBDB8 · #B8C8CD

Analogous

#CDB8BD · #CDBDB8 · #CDC8B8

Triadic

#CDBDB8 · #B8CDBD · #BDB8CD

Split complementary

#CDBDB8 · #B8CDC8 · #B8BDCD

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