Palettes / Colors / #4E323D

#4E323D — Deep Dusty Pink

#4E323D is a pink color we call Deep Dusty 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 #4E323D 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.

#4E323D 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 #324E43; it also sits naturally between #4E324B and #4E3532. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 20% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 22% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E323D

.text { color: #4E323D; }
.background { background-color: #4E323D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E323D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 50, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(336, 22%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E323D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 50, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E323D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 50, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E323D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E323D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E323D

Tints of #4E323D

Tones of #4E323D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #324E43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E323D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E323D

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 #4E323D 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 #4E323D 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

← #4E323C  ·  #4E323E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E323D?

#4E323D is Deep Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 78, 50, 61). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E323D?

#4E323D is RGB 78, 50, 61 — HSL 336°, 22%, 25% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 22%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E323D?

Its complement is #324E43; analogous partners are #4E324B and #4E3532. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E323D for text?

White text on #4E323D has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.85:1.