#042835#042835

#042835 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.046 H 227.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042835
RGB	rgb(4, 40, 53)
HSL	hsl(196, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(196, 92%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(92.5%, 24.5%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.40, -7.00, -12.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.40, 13.90, 239.74°)
OKLab	oklab(25.91% -0.0315 -0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(25.91% 0.046 227)
XYZ	xyz(1.4512, 1.8003, 3.6385)
Luminance	0.0180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042835 #351104

analogous

#043529 #042835 #040F35

triadic

#042835 #350428 #283504

tetradic

#042835 #290435 #351104 #0F3504

square

#042835 #290435 #351104 #0F3504

split-complementary

#042835 #35040F #352904

monochromatic

#02151C #02151C #042835 #08536E #0D7EA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.44

#042835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#042835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042835

15.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042835	1.00	15.44	1.36	15.44
#FFFFFF	15.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#212736

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A2235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 40, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.046 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d616c',
    500: '#042835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042835;
$custom-light: #4d616c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.918,
    "s": 85.965,
    "l": 11.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25912,
    "c": 0.04615,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042835

secondary

#77351E

accent

#632CFC

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#020507

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042835

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

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