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#434A40 Color

#434A40 is rgb(67, 74, 64) in RGB, hsl(102, 7%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Gray B (#4E5451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#434A40
HEX#434A40
RGBrgb(67, 74, 64)
HSLhsl(102, 7%, 27%)
HSVhsv(102, 14%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(39.9% 0.019 136.2)
LABlab(30.57% -4.60 4.98)
LCHlch(30.57% 6.78 132.72)

What #434A40 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 #434A40, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#434A40 Channel Values

How #434A40 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 67 · G 74 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 7% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 14% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.16:1 vs white · 2.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #434A40 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 text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #434A40

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #434A40; 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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Tints & Shades of #434A40

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #434A40.

How #434A40 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#434A40
Protanopia#494940
Protanomaly#474940
Deuteranopia#484840
Deuteranomaly#464940
Tritanopia#444949
Tritanomaly#444945
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #434A40 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-434a40: #434A40;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #434A40;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-434a40': '#434A40' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.290, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_434a40">#434A40</color>
SVG fillfill="#434A40"

More Gray Colors

#434A40 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#434A40 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #434A40?

#434A40 is a dark gray — rgb(67, 74, 64) in RGB and hsl(102, 7%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Gray B (#4E5451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #434A40?

#434A40 is rgb(67, 74, 64) — red 67, green 74, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #434A40?

#434A40 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #434A40 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #434A40 scores 9.16:1 against white and 2.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #434A40 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #434A40 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.77, which is visibly different.

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