NeutralMid-toneMuted

Mysterious Mauve

#A5A3A8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.50:1Fails

Black text

7.92:1AAA

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About Mysterious Mauve

Mysterious Mauve (#A5A3A8) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 165, 163, 168 and its HSL value is 264°, 3%, 65%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Mysterious Mauve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A5A3A8 · #A6A8A3

Analogous

#A3A3A8 · #A5A3A8 · #A8A3A8

Triadic

#A5A3A8 · #A8A5A3 · #A3A8A5

Split complementary

#A5A3A8 · #A8A8A3 · #A3A8A3

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