HEX atlas value

#B08F8D

#B08F8D is a warm red HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 143, 141, HSL 3, 18%, 62%, has luminance 0.308, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#B08F8D Sample readable text

HEX #B08F8D

RGB rgb(176, 143, 141)

HSL hsl(3 18% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 20, 31)

Luminance 0.308

Contrast Black 7.16:1White 2.93:1

CSS

--color-b08f8d: #B08F8D;
.background-b08f8d { background-color: #B08F8D; }
.text-b08f8d { color: #B08F8D; }

Luminance0.308

Black text7.16:1AA Pass

White text2.93:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B08F8D","rgb":[176,143,141],"hsl":[3,18,62],"cmyk":[0,19,20,31],"luminance":0.308,"contrast":{"black":7.16,"white":2.93}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.93,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5C4C3","hex":"#D5C4C3","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.51,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8DAEB0","hex":"#8DAEB0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.81,"contrastWhite":2.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0A08D","hex":"#B0A08D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.26,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Rosy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b08f8d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8DAEB0","analogous":["#B08D9C","#B0A08D"],"triadic":["#8DB08E","#8E8DB0"],"tetradic":["#9CB08D","#8DAEB0","#A08DB0"],"splitComplementary":["#8DB0A0","#8D9CB0"],"monochromatic":["#D5C4C3","#B08F8D","#845E5C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5C4C3","dark":"#845E5C","saturated":"#C57B77","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DFDDDD","neon":"#FF6E66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":12.165525060596439},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":25},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":28.635642126552707}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B08F8D

#B08F8D is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #B08F8D is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 176, 143, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 3deg with 18% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.308, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.16:1AA Pass

White text2.93:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B08F8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.16:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.93:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5C4C3#000000 text · best 12.51:1#D5C4C3

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

#8DAEB0#000000 text · best 8.81:1#8DAEB0

#B0A08D#000000 text · best 8.26:1#B0A08D

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#B08F8D#B08F8D

#8DAEB0#8DAEB0

#B08D9C#B08D9C

#B0A08D#B0A08D

#D5C4C3#D5C4C3

#845E5C#845E5C

Color Harmonies

#8DAEB0#8DAEB0

#B08D9C#B08D9C

#B0A08D#B0A08D

#8DB08E#8DB08E

#8E8DB0#8E8DB0

Variants

#D5C4C3#D5C4C3

#845E5C#845E5C

#C57B77#C57B77

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DFDDDD#DFDDDD

#FF6E66#FF6E66

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Driftwood#A69A8D

Cement#A5A391

Dusty Rose#C08081

Greige#B0A999

#B08F8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B08F8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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