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#4E2D3A Color

#4E2D3A is rgb(78, 45, 58) in RGB, hsl(336, 27%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinfandel Red (#5A3844), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E2D3A
HEX#4E2D3A
RGBrgb(78, 45, 58)
HSLhsl(336, 27%, 24%)
HSVhsv(336, 42%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(34.3% 0.052 355)
LABlab(23.11% 17.10 -1.53)
LCHlch(23.11% 17.16 354.89)

What #4E2D3A 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 #4E2D3A, 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 pink in the library.

#4E2D3A Channel Values

How #4E2D3A 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 78 · G 45 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 27% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 42% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 26% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.93:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E2D3A 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.

TextWhite text11.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E2D3A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E2D3A; 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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Tints & Shades of #4E2D3A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4E2D3A.

How #4E2D3A 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#4E2D3A
Protanopia#34343A
Protanomaly#40323A
Deuteranopia#3A3A39
Deuteranomaly#433539
Tritanopia#4D2F2F
Tritanomaly#4D2E34
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #4E2D3A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4e2d3a: #4E2D3A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E2D3A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e2d3a': '#4E2D3A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.176, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_4e2d3a">#4E2D3A</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E2D3A"

More Pink Colors

#4E2D3A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4E2D3A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E2D3A?

#4E2D3A is a dark pink — rgb(78, 45, 58) in RGB and hsl(336, 27%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinfandel Red (#5A3844), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #4E2D3A?

#4E2D3A is rgb(78, 45, 58) — red 78, green 45, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E2D3A?

#4E2D3A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E2D3A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E2D3A scores 11.93:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E2D3A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E2D3A 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 27.36, which is a different colour altogether.

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