Palettes / Colors / #4E182D

#4E182D — Deep Muted Pink

#4E182D is a pink color we call Deep Muted Pink, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #4E182D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4E182D is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #184E39; it also sits naturally between #4E1848 and #4E1E18. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 9% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 42% · Key 69%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4E182D

.text { color: #4E182D; }
.background { background-color: #4E182D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E182D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 24, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 53%, 20%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E182D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 24, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E182D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 24, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E182D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E182D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #184E39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E182D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E182D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #4E182D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E182D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E182D?

#4E182D is Deep Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 78, 24, 45). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E182D?

#4E182D is RGB 78, 24, 45 — HSL 337°, 53%, 20% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 42%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E182D?

Its complement is #184E39; analogous partners are #4E1848 and #4E1E18. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E182D for text?

White text on #4E182D has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.49:1.