#434B4FDead Forest (#434B4F) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 229°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.012. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #434B4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 75, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 8%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 15%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 69%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.3 -2.3 -3.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.407 0.012 229) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dead Forest shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#474949 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#464b4d — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#434b4f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#434b50 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Dead Forest in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.91:1 and against black 2.36:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#959c9f · #6f777a · #434b4f · #2c3336 · #0f1518 · #010203
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#3e7677 · #246470 · #434b4f · #153d5b · #182a4a · #161837
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9c9eba · #7a7daf · #61637b · #434b4f · #003548 · #001b27
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cb967a · #5b6b73 · #434b4f · #14313e · #001620 · #000306
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0ec · #9ea9af · #67615e · #434b4f · #29343a · #030100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eff2f4 · #c7cbcd · #434b4f · #252b2e · #050a0c · #f1823f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee5 · #c79d86 · #85553b · #434b4f · #4c2712 · #00050c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee5 · #ca9998 · #795d2d · #434b4f · #4e2325 · #100600
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#feecf4 · #c598ad · #666630 · #434b4f · #353406 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9edfc · #b89cc0 · #85553b · #434b4f · #203a19 · #0f0200
#5D6568 · #798083 · #969C9F · #B4B9BB · #D3D7D9
#373F42 · #2C3336 · #21272A · #171C1E · #0D1113
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.