Matterhorn Color
Matterhorn is a pink color with hex code #4E3B41. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with matterhorn, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Matterhorn Color Values
What Does Matterhorn Mean?
Matterhorn belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Matterhorn adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Matterhorn is classified as a red (nearest centroid: dark grayish red, #543D3F).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Matterhorn
Matterhorn and #3B4E48 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #4E3B4B and #4E3F3B, which sit beside matterhorn on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair matterhorn with triadic partners #414E3B and #3B414E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Emperor —
#514649(Delta E 6) - Tundora —
#4A4244(Delta E 6) - Woody Brown —
#483131(Delta E 6) - Mortar —
#504351(Delta E 7) - Gravel —
#4A444B(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4E3B41; }
.background { background-color: #4E3B41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4E3B41; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4E3B4140; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for matterhorn?
Matterhorn has the hex code #4E3B41. In RGB notation it is rgb(78, 59, 65), in HSL it is hsl(341, 14%, 27%), and its OKLCH value is 0.375, 0.028, 357.8.
What does the color matterhorn mean?
Pink-family colors like matterhorn carry distinct psychological associations. Matterhorn belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Matterhorn adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with matterhorn?
Matterhorn has three easy routes: its complement #3B4E48 for punch, its neighbors #4E3B4B and #4E3F3B for something calmer, or triadic partners #414E3B and #3B414E when you want energy.
Is matterhorn a standard web color?
No — Matterhorn is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4E3B41 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make matterhorn lighter or darker?
To lighten matterhorn, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E5DCDF (lightest tint) to #0F0B0C (darkest shade).
About Matterhorn
Matterhorn is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4E3B41 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.