#042B32#042B32

#042B32 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.043 H 212.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042B32
RGB	rgb(4, 43, 50)
HSL	hsl(189, 85%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(189, 92%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(92%, 14%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.40, -10.23, -8.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.40, 13.21, 219.22°)
OKLab	oklab(26.67% -0.0365 -0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(26.67% 0.043 212.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.4894, 1.9837, 3.3214)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042B32 #320B04

analogous

#043222 #042B32 #041432

triadic

#042B32 #32042B #2B3204

tetradic

#042B32 #220432 #320B04 #143204

square

#042B32 #220432 #320B04 #143204

split-complementary

#042B32 #320414 #322204

monochromatic

#02181C #02181C #042B32 #095C6B #0D8CA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.03

#042B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#042B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042B32

15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042B32	1.00	15.03	1.40	15.03
#FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262932

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F2532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 43, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.043 212.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6469',
    500: '#042b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042b32;
$custom-light: #4d6469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.13,
    "s": 85.185,
    "l": 10.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26667,
    "c": 0.04335,
    "h": 212.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042B32

secondary

#742B1D

accent

#4C2CFB

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020506

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042B32

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

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