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#4E372E — Deep Dusty Orange

#4E372E 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 #4E372E 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.

#4E372E 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 #2D444D; it also sits naturally between #4D2D34 and #4D462D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E372E · RGB 78, 55, 46

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Color values

HEX#4E372E
RGB78, 55, 46
HSL17°, 26%, 24%
HSV17°, 41%, 31%
CMYK0%, 29%, 41%, 69%
XYZ5.00, 4.55, 3.20
Yxy4.55, 0.3923, 0.3568
CIE-Lab25.41, 8.87, 9.68
Hunter Lab21.33, 5.76, 5.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 22% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 41% · Key 69%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E372E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E372E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E372E

.text { color: #4E372E; }
.background { background-color: #4E372E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E372E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 55, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 26%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E372E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 55, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E372E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 55, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E372E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E372E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E372E

#47322A#402D26#3A2922#33241E#2D201A#271B17#201713#1A120F#130E0B#0D0908

Tints of #4E372E

#64463A#7A5648#946857#A67A68#B48E7E#C1A195#CEB5AB#DDCCC5#EAE0DC#F7F4F2

Tones of #4E372E

#4B3730#493832#463934#443A36#413B39#403C3B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D444D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #4E372E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E372E

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 #4E372E: ·

How #4E372E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #444430Deuteranopia · #454731Tritanopia · #4D3232

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 #4E372E 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 483434
#483434 · #6B4F4F · #EED6C4 · #FFF3E4
Palette Fff8f0
#FFF8F0 · #C08552 · #8C5A3C · #4B2E2B
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#483434#4B2E2B#463333#4D422B#472D2D#443627#493323#4B2C28#553939

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E372D  ·  #4E372F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E372E?

#4E372E is Deep Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 78, 55, 46). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E372E?

#4E372E is RGB 78, 55, 46 — HSL 17°, 26%, 24% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 41%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E372E?

Its complement is #2D444D; analogous partners are #4D2D34 and #4D462D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E372E for text?

White text on #4E372E has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.91:1.