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#4E2F43 closest to Shadow Purple

#4E2F43 is a dark, muted red; the closest named color is Shadow Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.4% green and 26.3% blue (rgb(78, 47, 67)). Its HSL value is 321° hue, 25% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black. #4E2F43 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.59:1.

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Variations of #4E2F43

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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#4E2F43 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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#4E2F43 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E2F43 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #383B42
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #303644
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3A3543
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #383B42
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3F3742
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #522F36
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #502F3D
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #393939
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3F363C

#4E2F43 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.59:1 Very good#4E2F43 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#4E2F43 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E2F43 in CSS

/* Shadow Purple */
.color { color: #4E2F43; }
.background { background-color: #4E2F43; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E2F43; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 47 67);
color: hsl(321 25% 25%);
color: oklch(0.351 0.054 341.2);

#4E2F43 FAQ

What color is #4E2F43?

#4E2F43 is a dark, muted red. Its closest named color is Shadow Purple. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E2F43?

#4E2F43 is rgb(78, 47, 67) in RGB, hsl(321, 25%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 14%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E2F43?

The complementary color of #4E2F43 is #2F4E3A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E2F43?

White text has the best contrast on #4E2F43: 11.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E2F43 a warm or cool color?

#4E2F43 is a warm color.