Dead Forest Color

#434b4f

Dead Forest is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #bcb4b0
Complementary Color #4f4642
Color Shade: cool cyan (200° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.63% (better contrasting with white)
Dead Forest Color Sample
Dead Forest Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #434b4f

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dead Forest Color. The Cod Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sheet Blue (#52616f) for more energetic effect. Try Black Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4f4642 is the best complementary color to Dead Forest. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #434b4f complementary color is Masala, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mako are #424f4d and #42454f. Thus found on the left and right of #434b4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Mako colors as they work well with Dead Forest.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dead Forest palette consists of #4f4d42 and #4f4245 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f4642). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #434b4f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #434b4f offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dead Forest. Thus Kelp and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dead Forest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Masala, Mortar, and Lunar Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #434b4f square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dead Forest tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#4f4642) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Masala. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f424a and #424f46.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #434b4f is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Dead Forest has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 8.22% and a lightness of 28.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #434b4f is made of 4.71% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black ink.

HEX #434b4f
RGB Decimal rgb(67,75,79)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 4.71, 1.57, 0, 69.02
HSL hsl(200,8.22%,28.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(200,15.19%,30.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.3239,-2.2537,-3.4757)
XYZ xyz(6.2421,6.79,8.3787)
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