Palettes / Colors / #4E2727

#4E2727 — Deep Muted Red

#4E2727 is a red color we call Deep Muted Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#4E2727 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #274E4E; it also sits naturally between #4E273B and #4E3B27. 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 15% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 50% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E2727

.text { color: #4E2727; }
.background { background-color: #4E2727; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E2727; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 39, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 33%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E2727; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 39, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E2727; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 39, 39, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E2727">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E2727">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #274E4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E2727: #FFFFFF.

How #4E2727 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 #4E2727 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

← #4E2726  ·  #4E2728 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E2727?

#4E2727 is Deep Muted Red, a red color (RGB 78, 39, 39). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E2727?

#4E2727 is RGB 78, 39, 39 — HSL 0°, 33%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 50%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E2727?

Its complement is #274E4E; analogous partners are #4E273B and #4E3B27. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E2727 for text?

White text on #4E2727 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.64:1.