Close to Puce
#D08596
#D08596 is a light, muted red, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 81.6% red, 52.2% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 44% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #D08596.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.81:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.48:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.81:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.48:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D08596 as they’d see it.
#D08596 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #D08596
What color is #D08596?
#D08596 is a light, muted red, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 81.6% red, 52.2% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 44% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #D08596 in RGB?
#D08596 is rgb(208, 133, 150): 208 red, 133 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #D08596 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 36, 28, 18). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #D08596?
PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #D08596?
Its complement #50A997 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.