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#D08094 — Light Muted Red

#D08094 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #D08094 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D08094 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #80D0BC; it also sits naturally between #D080BC and #D09480. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D08094 · RGB 208, 128, 148

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Color values

HEX#D08094
RGB208, 128, 148
HSL345°, 46%, 66%
HSV345°, 38%, 82%
CMYK0%, 38%, 29%, 18%
XYZ39.08, 30.99, 31.94
Yxy30.99, 0.3831, 0.3038
CIE-Lab62.50, 33.44, 2.45
Hunter Lab55.67, 31.36, 1.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 50% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 29% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #D08094 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D08094 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D08094

.text { color: #D08094; }
.background { background-color: #D08094; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D08094; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 128, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 46%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D08094; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 128, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D08094; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 128, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D08094">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D08094">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D08094

#C86A82#C0546F#AF415C#993851#823045#6C2839#56202D#3C161F#250E14#0F0608

Tints of #D08094

#D48C9E#D897A7#DDA2B1#E1ADBA#E5B8C3#E9C3CD#EDCFD6#F1DAE0#F5E5E9#F9F0F2

Tones of #D08094

#CA8697#C58C9A#BF929D#BA97A0#B49DA3#AEA2A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80D0BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.92:1 Fails
Against black text7.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #D08094: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D08094

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D08094: ·

How #D08094 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ADAD8FDeuteranopia · #B2B88ETritanopia · #CC8B8B

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D08094 rather than the exact color:

Palette 56021f
#56021F · #7D1C4A · #D17D98 · #F4CCE9
Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149
Golden Dusk
#D2799B · #B83D33 · #C48235 · #DCDC86
Radiant Ruby Garden
#A1AFBE · #894FA3 · #CA8892 · #8B8B48
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D17D98#D1858C#D2799B#CA8892#D6869A#DA7F91#DA7F8F#CE8B96#D2768D#DC7C9A#C47E9B#CA8A8B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D08093  ·  #D08095 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D08094?

#D08094 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 208, 128, 148). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D08094?

#D08094 is RGB 208, 128, 148 — HSL 345°, 46%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 29%, 18%.

What colors go with #D08094?

Its complement is #80D0BC; analogous partners are #D080BC and #D09480. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D08094 for text?

Black text on #D08094 has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.92:1.