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#4E253F closest to Murasaki

#4E253F is a dark, muted red; the closest named color is Murasaki. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 14.5% green and 24.7% blue (rgb(78, 37, 63)). Its HSL value is 322° hue, 36% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black. #4E253F is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.65:1.

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Variations of #4E253F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E253F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E253F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E253F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #33353E
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #282F40
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #352D3F
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #33353E
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3C303E
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #52252F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #502538
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #333333
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3B3036

#4E253F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.65:1 Super#4E253F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#4E253F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E253F in CSS

/* Murasaki */
.color { color: #4E253F; }
.background { background-color: #4E253F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E253F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 37 63);
color: hsl(322 36% 23%);
color: oklch(0.330 0.072 343.0);

#4E253F FAQ

What color is #4E253F?

#4E253F is a dark, muted red. Its closest named color is Murasaki. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E253F?

#4E253F is rgb(78, 37, 63) in RGB, hsl(322, 36%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E253F?

The complementary color of #4E253F is #254E34, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E253F?

White text has the best contrast on #4E253F: 12.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E253F a warm or cool color?

#4E253F is a warm color.