Close to Eggplant
#4E2C40
#4E2C40 is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 17.3% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4E2C40.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.76:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.94:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.76:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4E2C40 as they’d see it.
#4E2C40 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4E2C40
What color is #4E2C40?
#4E2C40 is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 30.6% red, 17.3% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #4E2C40 in RGB?
#4E2C40 is rgb(78, 44, 64): 78 red, 44 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4E2C40 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 44, 18, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4E2C40?
PANTONE 262 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4E2C40?
Its complement #1B3E2A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.