HEX atlas value

#B48274

#B48274 is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 180, 130, 116, HSL 13, 30%, 58%, has luminance 0.2693, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#B48274 Sample readable text

HEX #B48274

RGB rgb(180, 130, 116)

HSL hsl(13 30% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 36, 29)

Luminance 0.2693

Contrast Black 6.39:1White 3.29:1

CSS

--color-b48274: #B48274;
.background-b48274 { background-color: #B48274; }
.text-b48274 { color: #B48274; }

Luminance0.2693

Black text6.39:1AA Pass

White text3.29:1AA 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":"#B48274","rgb":[180,130,116],"hsl":[13,30,58],"cmyk":[0,28,36,29],"luminance":0.2693,"contrast":{"black":6.39,"white":3.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4B7AF","hex":"#D4B7AF","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.19,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B4A274","hex":"#B4A274","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.36,"contrastWhite":2.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#74A6B4","hex":"#74A6B4","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.86,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.46,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Dusty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b48274.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#74A6B4","analogous":["#B47486","#B4A274"],"triadic":["#74B482","#8274B4"],"tetradic":["#86B474","#74A6B4","#A274B4"],"splitComplementary":["#74B4A2","#7486B4"],"monochromatic":["#D4B7AF","#B48274","#855547"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4B7AF","dark":"#855547","saturated":"#CC745C","desaturated":"#9C8F8B","pastel":"#DAD0CD","neon":"#FF7752"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":17.804493814764857},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":28.74021572639983},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":31.016124838541646},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":31.272991542223778}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B48274

#B48274 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #B48274 is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 180, 130, and 116, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 13deg with 30% saturation and 58% 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 high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2693, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.39:1AA Pass

White text3.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B48274 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.39:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4B7AF#000000 text · best 11.19:1#D4B7AF

#B4A274#000000 text · best 8.36:1#B4A274

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

#74A6B4#000000 text · best 7.86:1#74A6B4

Rosy Brown#000000 text · best 7.46:1#BC8F8F

Generated Palette

#B48274#B48274

#74A6B4#74A6B4

#B47486#B47486

#B4A274#B4A274

#D4B7AF#D4B7AF

#855547#855547

Color Harmonies

#74A6B4#74A6B4

#B47486#B47486

#B4A274#B4A274

#74B482#74B482

#8274B4#8274B4

Variants

#D4B7AF#D4B7AF

#855547#855547

#CC745C#CC745C

#9C8F8B#9C8F8B

#DAD0CD#DAD0CD

#FF7752#FF7752

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rose Gold#B76E79

Camel#C19A6B

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Antique Gold#B08D57

#B48274

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B48274

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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