#043409 Color

#043409 is rgb(4, 52, 9) in RGB, hsl(126, 86%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 0%, 83%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#043409

HEX#043409

RGBrgb(4, 52, 9)

HSLhsl(126, 86%, 11%)

HSVhsv(126, 92%, 20%)

CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 83%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(28.4% 0.086 144.4)

LABlab(17.94% -23.91 20.93)

LCHlch(17.94% 31.77 138.80)

What #043409 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #043409, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 9.12 British Racing Green#004225ΔE 10.76 Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 15.02 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 15.79 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 18.56 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 19.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#043409 Channel Values

How #043409 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 4 · G 52 · B 9	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 126° · S 86% · L 11%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 126° · S 92% · V 20%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 92% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 80%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	14:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #043409 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #043409

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #043409; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #043409

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #043409 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#043409

Protanopia#2F2F09

Protanomaly#243109

Deuteranopia#2A2A0C

Deuteranomaly#202E0B

Tritanopia#103131

Tritanomaly#0C3226

Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

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Using #043409 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-043409: #043409;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #043409;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-043409': '#043409' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.204, blue: 0.035)

Android XML<color name="color_043409">#043409</color>

SVG fillfill="#043409"

More Green Colors

#043409 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#043409 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #043409?

#043409 is a darkest green — rgb(4, 52, 9) in RGB and hsl(126, 86%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #043409?

#043409 is rgb(4, 52, 9) — red 4, green 52, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #043409?

#043409 converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 0%, 83%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #043409 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #043409 scores 14:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #043409 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #043409 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 27.21, which is a different colour altogether.

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