#042432#042432

#042432 is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.5% C 0.045 H 231.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042432
RGB	rgb(4, 36, 50)
HSL	hsl(198, 85%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(198, 92%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(92%, 28%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.72, -5.57, -12.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.72, 13.67, 245.95°)
OKLab	oklab(24.51% -0.0281 -0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(24.51% 0.045 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.2564, 1.5177, 3.2437)
Luminance	0.0152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042432 #321204

analogous

#043229 #042432 #040D32

triadic

#042432 #320424 #243204

tetradic

#042432 #290432 #321204 #0D3204

square

#042432 #290432 #321204 #0D3204

split-complementary

#042432 #32040D #322904

monochromatic

#02141C #02141C #042432 #094D6B #0D76A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.11

#042432 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#042432 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042432

16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042432	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042432	1.00	16.11	1.30	16.11
#FFFFFF	16.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D2333

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#171F32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002829

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042432;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 36, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.5% 0.045 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4c5e6a',
    500: '#042432',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042432;
$custom-light: #4c5e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042432",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.261,
    "s": 85.185,
    "l": 10.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24514,
    "c": 0.04504,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042432

secondary

#74381D

accent

#6B2CFB

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#010406

muted

#77797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042432

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

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