Palettes / Colors / #4E2C2F

#4E2C2F — Deep Dusty Red

#4E2C2F is a red color we call Deep Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the red family.

#4E2C2F 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 #2C4E4B; it also sits naturally between #4E2C40 and #4E3A2C. 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 17% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 40% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E2C2F

.text { color: #4E2C2F; }
.background { background-color: #4E2C2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E2C2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 44, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 28%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E2C2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 44, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E2C2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 44, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E2C2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E2C2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E2C2F

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Tones of #4E2C2F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C4E4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E2C2F: #FFFFFF.

How #4E2C2F 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 #4E2C2F 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 #4E2C2F?

#4E2C2F is Deep Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 78, 44, 47). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E2C2F?

#4E2C2F is RGB 78, 44, 47 — HSL 355°, 28%, 24% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 40%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E2C2F?

Its complement is #2C4E4B; analogous partners are #4E2C40 and #4E3A2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E2C2F for text?

White text on #4E2C2F has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.73:1.