HEX atlas value

#B0938D

#B0938D is a warm red HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 176, 147, 141, HSL 10, 18%, 62%, has luminance 0.3202, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#B0938D Sample readable text

HEX #B0938D

RGB rgb(176, 147, 141)

HSL hsl(10 18% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 20, 31)

Luminance 0.3202

Contrast Black 7.4:1White 2.84:1

CSS

--color-b0938d: #B0938D;
.background-b0938d { background-color: #B0938D; }
.text-b0938d { color: #B0938D; }

Luminance0.3202

Black text7.4:1AA Pass

White text2.84:1AA 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":"#B0938D","rgb":[176,147,141],"hsl":[10,18,62],"cmyk":[0,16,20,31],"luminance":0.3202,"contrast":{"black":7.4,"white":2.84}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.4,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.84,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5C6C3","hex":"#D5C6C3","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.69,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.98,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0A48D","hex":"#B0A48D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.54,"contrastWhite":2.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8DAAB0","hex":"#8DAAB0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.51,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Driftwood 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/b0938d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8DAAB0","analogous":["#B08D98","#B0A48D"],"triadic":["#8DB092","#928DB0"],"tetradic":["#98B08D","#8DAAB0","#A48DB0"],"splitComplementary":["#8DB0A4","#8D98B0"],"monochromatic":["#D5C6C3","#B0938D","#84635C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D5C6C3","dark":"#84635C","saturated":"#C58477","desaturated":"#9E9E9E","pastel":"#DFDDDD","neon":"#FF7F66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":12.206555615733702},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":12.806248474865697},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":25.059928172283335},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":25.573423705088842}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B0938D

#B0938D is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #B0938D is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 176, 147, and 141, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 10deg 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 0.3202, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.21, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.4:1AA Pass

White text2.84:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B0938D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.4:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.84:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5C6C3#000000 text · best 12.69:1#D5C6C3

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

Greige#000000 text · best 8.98:1#B0A999

#B0A48D#000000 text · best 8.54:1#B0A48D

#8DAAB0#000000 text · best 8.51:1#8DAAB0

Generated Palette

#B0938D#B0938D

#8DAAB0#8DAAB0

#B08D98#B08D98

#B0A48D#B0A48D

#D5C6C3#D5C6C3

#84635C#84635C

Color Harmonies

#8DAAB0#8DAAB0

#B08D98#B08D98

#B0A48D#B0A48D

#8DB092#8DB092

#928DB0#928DB0

Variants

#D5C6C3#D5C6C3

#84635C#84635C

#C58477#C58477

#9E9E9E#9E9E9E

#DFDDDD#DFDDDD

#FF7F66#FF7F66

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Cement#A5A391

Greige#B0A999

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#B0938D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B0938D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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