#042436#042436

#042436 is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.050 H 238.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042436
RGB	rgb(4, 36, 54)
HSL	hsl(202, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(202, 93%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(92.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.95, -3.78, -14.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.95, 15.45, 255.83°)
OKLab	oklab(24.77% -0.0264 -0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(24.77% 0.05 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.3465, 1.5537, 3.7182)
Luminance	0.0155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042436 #361604

analogous

#04362F #042436 #040B36

triadic

#042436 #360424 #243604

tetradic

#042436 #2F0436 #361604 #0B3604

square

#042436 #2F0436 #361604 #0B3604

split-complementary

#042436 #36040B #362F04

monochromatic

#02131C #02131C #042436 #084A6F #0C70A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.02

#042436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#042436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042436

16.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042436	1.00	16.02	1.31	16.02
#FFFFFF	16.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B2437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#141F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00292A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 36, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.050 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d5e6d',
    500: '#042436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042436;
$custom-light: #4d5e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.6,
    "s": 86.207,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24768,
    "c": 0.04996,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042436

secondary

#783E1E

accent

#772BFC

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#020407

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042436

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

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