Information about #4E2A42 color

#4E2A42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4E2A42 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 42, 66) — 30.6% red, 16.5% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 5 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4E2A42 presents itself as a moderately toned romantic rose — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from RockrJen (#4C313E). Slightly further away sit Loulou (#4C3347) and Broadway (#553146).

The recipe behind #4E2A42 is rgb(78, 42, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4E2A42 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4E2A42 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4E2A42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#AD6796

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White

#FFFFFF

#4E2A42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3F2235

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#2F1928

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#1F111A

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#0F080D

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Black

#000000

#4E2A42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#67475C

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#796B74

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Grey

#808080

#4E2A42 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4F2A34

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#4D2A4F

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#3E2A4F

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#2F2A4F

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#4E2A42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#2B5037
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#2B5049
#2B5049

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#31502B
#31502B

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#502B31

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#492B50
#492B50

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#4E2A42
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#43502B
#43502B

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#2B4350
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#50372B
#50372B

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#2B5037
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#2B4350
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#50492B
#50492B

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#2B5037
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#2B3150
#2B3150

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Nearest named colors to #4E2A42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

Barossa color link
Barossa

#452E39

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Rabbit Ear Iris color link
Rabbit Ear Iris

#491E3C

Black Rose color link
Black Rose

#532934

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Night Owl color link
Night Owl

#483335

#4E2A42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E2A42
  • RGB78, 42, 66
  • CMYK0, 14, 5, 69
  • CSSrgb(78, 42, 66)
  • HSL320°, 30%, 24%
  • HSL Precise320°, 30%, 23.529%
  • HSV320°, 46%, 31%
  • HSB320°, 46%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.165, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.165, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.165, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4E2A42
  • DECIMAL ID5122626
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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