#042A2D#042A2D

#042A2D is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.041 H 202.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042A2D
RGB	rgb(4, 42, 45)
HSL	hsl(184, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(184, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 6.7%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.80, -11.60, -5.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.80, 12.95, 206.32°)
OKLab	oklab(26.1% -0.038 -0.016)
OKLCH	oklch(26.1% 0.041 202.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.3515, 1.8710, 2.7720)
Luminance	0.0187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042A2D #2D0704

analogous

#042D1C #042A2D #04162D

triadic

#042A2D #2D042A #2A2D04

tetradic

#042A2D #1C042D #2D0704 #162D04

square

#042A2D #1C042D #2D0704 #162D04

split-complementary

#042A2D #2D0416 #2D1C04

monochromatic

#021A1C #021A1C #042A2D #095E65 #0E939D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.28

#042A2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#042A2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042A2D

15.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042A2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042A2D	1.00	15.28	1.37	15.28
#FFFFFF	15.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26282D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20232D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042a2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 42, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.041 202.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4c6365',
    500: '#042a2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042a2d;
$custom-light: #4c6365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042a2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.39,
    "s": 83.673,
    "l": 9.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26104,
    "c": 0.0412,
    "h": 202.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042A2D

secondary

#70231D

accent

#3D2EFA

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7EAEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#010505

muted

#77797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042A2D

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

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