#042C2B#042C2B
#042C2B is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.043 H 192.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #042C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(4, 44, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 83%, 9%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 91%, 17%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(90.9%, 0%, 2.3%, 82.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.49, -13.58, -3.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(15.49, 13.97, 193.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(26.65% -0.0416 -0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(26.65% 0.043 192.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.3866, 2.0014, 2.5983) |
| Luminance | 0.0200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 10.61
Gunmetal
#2A3439
ΔE00 11.31
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 11.42
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 12.72
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 12.90
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 13.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#042C2B #2C0405
analogous
#042C17 #042C2B #04192C
triadic
#042C2B #2B042C #2C2B04
tetradic
#042C2B #17042C #2C0405 #192C04
square
#042C2B #17042C #2C0405 #192C04
split-complementary
#042C2B #2C0419 #2C1704
monochromatic
#031C1B #031C1B #042C2B #096462 #0E9C99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
15.00
#042C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.40
#042C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #042C2B
15.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##042C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##042C2B | 1.00 | 15.00 | 1.40 | 15.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 15.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 15.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#29292B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#23252B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#002E2C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#272727
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #042c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 44, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.043 192.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#4c6564',
500: '#042c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #042c2b; $custom-light: #4c6564; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#042c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 4,
"g": 44,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.5,
"s": 83.333,
"l": 9.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.26645,
"c": 0.04258,
"h": 192.4
},
"luminance": 0.02002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#042C2B
secondary
#6F1D1F
accent
#2E33FA
background
#F4F6F5
surface
#E7EBEA
border
#C3C6C6
text
#010505
muted
#777A79