Palettes / Colors / #4E2741

#4E2741 — Deep Muted Pink

#4E2741 is a pink color we call Deep Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #4E2741 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.

#4E2741 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #274E34; it also sits naturally between #48274E and #4E272E. 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 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 17% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E2741

.text { color: #4E2741; }
.background { background-color: #4E2741; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E2741; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 39, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 33%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E2741; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 39, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E2741; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 39, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E2741">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E2741">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #274E34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E2741: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E2741

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 #4E2741 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 #4E2741 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 #4E2741?

#4E2741 is Deep Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 78, 39, 65). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E2741?

#4E2741 is RGB 78, 39, 65 — HSL 320°, 33%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 17%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E2741?

Its complement is #274E34; analogous partners are #48274E and #4E272E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E2741 for text?

White text on #4E2741 has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.69:1.