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Mysterious Mauve

#A6A6AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.42:1Fails

Black text

8.17:1AAA

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About Mysterious Mauve

Mysterious Mauve (#A6A6AB) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 166, 166, 171 and its HSL value is 240°, 3%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (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

#A6A6AB · #ABABA6

Analogous

#A6A9AB · #A6A6AB · #A9A6AB

Triadic

#A6A6AB · #ABA6A6 · #A6ABA6

Split complementary

#A6A6AB · #ABA9A6 · #A9ABA6

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