HEX atlas value

#BD9993

#BD9993 is a warm red HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 153, 147, HSL 9, 24%, 66%, has luminance 0.3571, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#BD9993 Sample readable text

HEX #BD9993

RGB rgb(189, 153, 147)

HSL hsl(9 24% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 22, 26)

Luminance 0.3571

Contrast Black 8.14:1White 2.58:1

CSS

--color-bd9993: #BD9993;
.background-bd9993 { background-color: #BD9993; }
.text-bd9993 { color: #BD9993; }

Luminance0.3571

Black text8.14:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA 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":"#BD9993","rgb":[189,153,147],"hsl":[9,24,66],"cmyk":[0,19,22,26],"luminance":0.3571,"contrast":{"black":8.14,"white":2.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0CFCC","hex":"#E0CFCC","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.97,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#93B7BD","hex":"#93B7BD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.75,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDAF93","hex":"#BDAF93","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.72,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/bd9993.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mushroom.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#93B7BD","analogous":["#BD93A2","#BDAF93"],"triadic":["#93BD9A","#9A93BD"],"tetradic":["#A2BD93","#93B7BD","#AF93BD"],"splitComplementary":["#93BDAF","#93A2BD"],"monochromatic":["#E0CFCC","#BD9993","#98665D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0CFCC","dark":"#98665D","saturated":"#D08C80","desaturated":"#AAA7A7","pastel":"#EAE7E6","neon":"#FF8E7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":10.816653826391969},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":18.466185312619388},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":24.55605831561735}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BD9993

#BD9993 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #BD9993 is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 189, 153, and 147, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg with 24% saturation and 66% 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 0.3571, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.82, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.14:1AA Pass

White text2.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BD9993 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0CFCC#000000 text · best 13.97:1#E0CFCC

#93B7BD#000000 text · best 9.75:1#93B7BD

#BDAF93#000000 text · best 9.72:1#BDAF93

Mushroom#000000 text · best 9.16:1#B7A99A

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

Generated Palette

#BD9993#BD9993

#93B7BD#93B7BD

#BD93A2#BD93A2

#BDAF93#BDAF93

#E0CFCC#E0CFCC

#98665D#98665D

Color Harmonies

#93B7BD#93B7BD

#BD93A2#BD93A2

#BDAF93#BDAF93

#93BD9A#93BD9A

#9A93BD#9A93BD

Variants

#E0CFCC#E0CFCC

#98665D#98665D

#D08C80#D08C80

#AAA7A7#AAA7A7

#EAE7E6#EAE7E6

#FF8E7A#FF8E7A

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Mushroom#B7A99A

Greige#B0A999

Driftwood#A69A8D

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#BD9993

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BD9993

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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