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#D0808F Color

#D0808F is rgb(208, 128, 143) in RGB, hsl(349, 46%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 31%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D0808F
HEX#D0808F
RGBrgb(208, 128, 143)
HSLhsl(349, 46%, 66%)
HSVhsv(349, 38%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 31%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.1 7.9)
LABlab(62.65% 33.09 5.75)
LCHlch(62.65% 33.58 9.85)

What #D0808F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D0808F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#D0808F Channel Values

How #D0808F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 208 · G 128 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 46% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 38% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 31% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D0808F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D0808F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D0808F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D0808F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D0808F.

How #D0808F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D0808F
Protanopia#92928F
Protanomaly#AE8B8F
Deuteranopia#A0A08C
Deuteranomaly#B5948D
Tritanopia#CF8282
Tritanomaly#CF8187
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D0808F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d0808f: #D0808F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D0808F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d0808f': '#D0808F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.502, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_d0808f">#D0808F</color>
SVG fillfill="#D0808F"

More Red Colors

#D0808F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D0808F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D0808F?

#D0808F is a light red — rgb(208, 128, 143) in RGB and hsl(349, 46%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shimmering Blush (#D98695), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.78.

What is the RGB value of #D0808F?

#D0808F is rgb(208, 128, 143) — red 208, green 128, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D0808F?

#D0808F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 31%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D0808F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D0808F scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D0808F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D0808F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 13.24, which is visibly different.

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