Palettes / Colors / #4E443C

#4E443C — Deep Dusty Orange

#4E443C is a orange color we call Deep Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the orange family.

#4E443C 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 #3C464E; it also sits naturally between #4E3C3D and #4E4D3C. 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 27% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 23% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E443C

.text { color: #4E443C; }
.background { background-color: #4E443C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E443C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 68, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 13%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E443C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 68, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E443C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 68, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E443C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E443C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C464E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E443C: #FFFFFF.

How #4E443C 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 #4E443C 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

← #4E443B  ·  #4E443D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E443C?

#4E443C is Deep Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 78, 68, 60). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E443C?

#4E443C is RGB 78, 68, 60 — HSL 27°, 13%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 23%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E443C?

Its complement is #3C464E; analogous partners are #4E3C3D and #4E4D3C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E443C for text?

White text on #4E443C has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.22:1.