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#4E2C3F

#4e2c3f ≈ Eggplant

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e2c3f is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.25% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.59% magenta, 19.23% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 326.47°, with 27.87% saturation and 23.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.0378

Complementary

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #2c4e3b

Split complementary

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #2e4e2c
  3. #2c4e4c

Analogous

  1. #4c2c4e
  2. #4e2c3f
  3. #4e2c2e

Triadic

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #3f4e2c
  3. #2c3f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #4e3b2c
  3. #2c4e3b
  4. #2c3f4e

Square

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #4e4c2c
  3. #2c4e3b
  4. #2c2e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d070b
  2. #1d1017
  3. #4e2c3f
  4. #7f4867
  5. #aa698d

Shades

#4e2c3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #462839
  3. #3e2332
  4. #371f2c
  5. #2f1a26
  6. #271620
  7. #1f1219
  8. #170d13
  9. #10090d
  10. #080406
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2c3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #604152
  3. #715665
  4. #836b79
  5. #95808c
  6. #a7969f
  7. #b8abb2
  8. #cac0c5
  9. #dcd5d9
  10. #edeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2c3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2c3f
  2. #533446
  3. #583d4c
  4. #5d4553
  5. #624e59
  6. #675660
  7. #6c5e66
  8. #71676d
  9. #766f73
  10. #7b787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41333a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f3340 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #37393e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #522c33 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d313f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #41343e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #512c38 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2c3f {
  color: #4e2c3f;
}
Background
.bg-4e2c3f {
  background-color: #4e2c3f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2c3f {
  border: 2px solid #4e2c3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2c3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 44 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 28% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2c3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2c3f, #4e2c2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2c3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 44 63 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 6.40 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 10.73 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 11.27 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.41 #722f37 Wine ΔE 11.90 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 13.18 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 13.87 #b1d3c0 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4e2c3f  rgb(78, 44, 63)  hsl(326, 28%, 24%)  Eggplant
#2c4e3b  rgb(44, 78, 59)  hsl(146, 28%, 24%)  Hunter Green
#3f4e2c  rgb(63, 78, 44)  hsl(86, 28%, 24%)  Rifle Green
#2c3f4e  rgb(44, 63, 78)  hsl(206, 28%, 24%)  Charcoal