diff --git a/docs/intro.rst b/docs/intro.rst
index 6784fb3f..ce1735e5 100644
--- a/docs/intro.rst
+++ b/docs/intro.rst
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ languages:
 =======
 History
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+0.8.4 *unreleased* ('master' branch, only)
+  * **Bugfix** Support ITU T.416 colon-format SGR color parameters, `PR #239`_.
 
 0.8.3 *2026-08-28*
   * **Bugfix** Do not hang on `wrap()`_ calls of width 1 with text containing OSC8 hyperlinks and
@@ -909,6 +911,7 @@ https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/wcwidth.c::
 .. _`PR #230`: https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth/pull/230
 .. _`PR #231`: https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth/pull/231
 .. _`PR #235`: https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth/pull/235
+.. _`PR #239`: https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth/pull/239
 .. _`Issue #101`: https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth/issues/101
 .. _`Issue #155`: https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth/issues/155
 .. _`Issue #190`: https://github.com/jquast/wcwidth/issues/190
diff --git a/tests/test_sgr_state.py b/tests/test_sgr_state.py
index ecba402f..639178fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_sgr_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_sgr_state.py
@@ -148,6 +148,26 @@ def test_sgr_state_parse_colors_colon_format():
     assert state.foreground == (38, 2, 0, 255, 0, 0)
 
 
+def test_propagate_sgr_colon_format_color_is_restored():
+    r"""
+    A restored ITU T.416 colon-format color denotes the color it was parsed from.
+
+    ``38:2:<colour space id>:R:G:B`` has a colour space element that the legacy
+    ``38;2;R;G;B`` form has no slot for, so restoring it with ';' separators shifts
+    R, G and B by one position and leaves a trailing parameter.
+    """
+    for original in ('\x1b[38:2::255:0:0m', '\x1b[38:2:1:255:0:0m', '\x1b[48:2::0:0:255m'):
+        expected = _sgr_state_update(_SGR_STATE_DEFAULT, original)
+        restored = _sgr_state_to_sequence(expected)
+        assert _sgr_state_update(_SGR_STATE_DEFAULT, restored) == expected
+
+    # and end-to-end, the style restored on the continuation line is the same color
+    continuation = wrap('\x1b[38:2::255:0:0mred text', width=4)[1]
+    restored_prefix = re.match(r'\x1b\[[\d;:]*m', continuation).group()
+    assert (_sgr_state_update(_SGR_STATE_DEFAULT, restored_prefix).foreground ==
+            (38, 2, 0, 255, 0, 0))
+
+
 def test_sgr_state_color_override():
     """Newer color replaces older regardless of format."""
     state = _sgr_state_update(_SGR_STATE_DEFAULT, '\x1b[38;5;208m')
diff --git a/wcwidth/sgr_state.py b/wcwidth/sgr_state.py
index 8e6e5ccf..dce06d87 100644
--- a/wcwidth/sgr_state.py
+++ b/wcwidth/sgr_state.py
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@ def _sgr_state_is_active(state: _SGRState) -> bool:
             or state.foreground is not None or state.background is not None)
 
 
+def _color_params_to_str(color: tuple[int, ...]) -> str:
+    """
+    Join color parameters, preserving the ITU T.416 colon form where it was used.
+
+    ``38:2:<colour space id>:R:G:B`` carries a colour space element that the legacy
+    ``38;2;R;G;B`` form has no slot for, so joining it with ``;`` would shift R, G and B
+    one position and leave a trailing parameter.
+
+    :param color: Color parameters as parsed by :func:`_parse_sgr_params`.
+    :returns: Parameter string for embedding in an SGR sequence.
+    """
+    if len(color) > 5 and color[1] == 2:
+        return ':'.join(str(p) for p in color)
+    return ';'.join(str(p) for p in color)
+
+
 def _sgr_state_to_sequence(state: _SGRState) -> str:
     """
     Generate minimal SGR sequence to restore this state from reset.
@@ -142,9 +158,9 @@ def _sgr_state_to_sequence(state: _SGRState) -> str:
 
     # Add color params (already formatted as tuples)
     if state.foreground is not None:
-        params.append(';'.join(str(p) for p in state.foreground))
+        params.append(_color_params_to_str(state.foreground))
     if state.background is not None:
-        params.append(';'.join(str(p) for p in state.background))
+        params.append(_color_params_to_str(state.background))
 
     return f'\x1b[{";".join(params)}m'