#042836#042836

#042836 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.0% C 0.047 H 228.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042836
RGB	rgb(4, 40, 54)
HSL	hsl(197, 86%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(197, 93%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(92.6%, 25.9%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.45, -6.57, -12.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.45, 14.23, 242.51°)
OKLab	oklab(25.97% -0.031 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(25.97% 0.047 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.4744, 1.8096, 3.7609)
Luminance	0.0181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042836 #361204

analogous

#04362B #042836 #040F36

triadic

#042836 #360428 #283604

tetradic

#042836 #2B0436 #361204 #0F3604

square

#042836 #2B0436 #361204 #0F3604

split-complementary

#042836 #36040F #362B04

monochromatic

#02151C #02151C #042836 #08526F #0C7CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.42

#042836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#042836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042836

15.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042836	1.00	15.42	1.36	15.42
#FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#212737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A2236

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 40, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.0% 0.047 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4e616d',
    500: '#042836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042836;
$custom-light: #4e616d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.8,
    "s": 86.207,
    "l": 11.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25971,
    "c": 0.04718,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042836

secondary

#78371E

accent

#662BFC

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#020507

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042836

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

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