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#4E372D — Deep Dusty Orange

#4E372D is a orange color we call Deep Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #4E372D 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.

#4E372D is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #2D444E; it also sits naturally between #4E2D33 and #4E472D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E372D · RGB 78, 55, 45

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Color values

HEX#4E372D
RGB78, 55, 45
HSL18°, 27%, 24%
HSV18°, 42%, 31%
CMYK0%, 29%, 42%, 69%
XYZ4.98, 4.54, 3.10
Yxy4.54, 0.3948, 0.3599
CIE-Lab25.39, 8.73, 10.31
Hunter Lab21.31, 5.66, 5.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 22% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 42% · Key 69%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E372D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E372D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E372D

.text { color: #4E372D; }
.background { background-color: #4E372D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E372D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 55, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 27%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E372D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 55, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E372D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 55, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E372D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E372D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E372D

#473229#412D25#3A2922#34241E#2D201A#271B16#201713#1A120F#130E0B#0D0907

Tints of #4E372D

#64473A#7B5647#956956#A87A67#B58E7D#C2A294#CFB6AB#DDCCC5#EBE0DB#F8F4F2

Tones of #4E372D

#4B382F#493932#463A34#453A36#423B38#403C3B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D444E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text11.00:1 AAA
Against black text1.91:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E372D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E372D

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4E372D: ·

How #4E372D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #44442FDeuteranopia · #454730Tritanopia · #4D3132

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:

Tailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind neutral 600 · #525252Bootstrap dark · #212529

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E372D rather than the exact color:

Misty Zephyr
#A37264 · #C5764B · #503627 · #694722
Vintage Ruby Summit
#A66041 · #493529 · #BA813A · #D2B769
Palette E4e0e1
#E4E0E1 · #D6C0B3 · #AB886D · #493628
Palette Fff8f0
#FFF8F0 · #C08552 · #8C5A3C · #4B2E2B
Palette 483434
#483434 · #6B4F4F · #EED6C4 · #FFF3E4
Palette Fff0f0
#FFF0F0 · #EBD4D4 · #835858 · #463333

Similar colors

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

#503627#493529#493628#4B2E2B#483434#463333#4D422B#443627#493323#472D2D#4B2C28#4E3620

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E372C  ·  #4E372E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E372D?

#4E372D is Deep Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 78, 55, 45). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E372D?

#4E372D is RGB 78, 55, 45 — HSL 18°, 27%, 24% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 42%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E372D?

Its complement is #2D444E; analogous partners are #4E2D33 and #4E472D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E372D for text?

White text on #4E372D has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.91:1.