#042429#042429

#042429 is a very dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.0% C 0.038 H 209.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042429
RGB	rgb(4, 36, 41)
HSL	hsl(188, 82%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(188, 90%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(90.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.27, -9.41, -6.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.27, 11.55, 215.46°)
OKLab	oklab(24% -0.0326 -0.0187)
OKLCH	oklch(24% 0.038 209.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.0810, 1.4475, 2.3198)
Luminance	0.0145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042429 #290904

analogous

#04291C #042429 #041229

triadic

#042429 #290424 #242904

tetradic

#042429 #1C0429 #290904 #122904

square

#042429 #1C0429 #290904 #122904

split-complementary

#042429 #290412 #291C04

monochromatic

#03181C #03181C #042429 #095561 #0F8699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.28

#042429 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#042429 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042429

16.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042429	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042429	1.00	16.28	1.29	16.28
#FFFFFF	16.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A1E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002626

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042429;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 36, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.0% 0.038 209.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4a5e62',
    500: '#042429',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042429;
$custom-light: #4a5e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042429",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.108,
    "s": 82.222,
    "l": 8.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24004,
    "c": 0.03757,
    "h": 209.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042429

secondary

#6C281D

accent

#4A2FF9

background

#F4F5F5

surface

#E7E9EA

border

#C3C5C6

text

#010405

muted

#777979

Preview Lab

Preview with #042429

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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