Palettes / Colors / #D08099

#D08099 — Light Muted Pink

#D08099 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #D08099 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.

#D08099 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #80D0B7; it also sits naturally between #D080C2 and #D08F80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 50% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 26% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D08099

.text { color: #D08099; }
.background { background-color: #D08099; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D08099; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 128, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 46%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D08099; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 128, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D08099; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 128, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D08099">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D08099">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80D0B7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D08099: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D08099

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:

How #D08099 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D08099 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D08098  ·  #D0809A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D08099?

#D08099 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 208, 128, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D08099?

#D08099 is RGB 208, 128, 153 — HSL 341°, 46%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 26%, 18%.

What colors go with #D08099?

Its complement is #80D0B7; analogous partners are #D080C2 and #D08F80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D08099 for text?

Black text on #D08099 has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.90:1.