#042C2D#042C2D

#042C2D is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.042 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042C2D
RGB	rgb(4, 44, 45)
HSL	hsl(181, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(181, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 2.2%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.57, -12.83, -4.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.57, 13.62, 199.61°)
OKLab	oklab(26.74% -0.0405 -0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(26.74% 0.042 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.4242, 2.0165, 2.7963)
Luminance	0.0202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042C2D #2D0504

analogous

#042D1A #042C2D #04182D

triadic

#042C2D #2D042C #2C2D04

tetradic

#042C2D #1A042D #2D0504 #182D04

square

#042C2D #1A042D #2D0504 #182D04

split-complementary

#042C2D #2D0418 #2D1A04

monochromatic

#021B1C #021B1C #042C2D #096365 #0E9A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.96

#042C2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#042C2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042C2D

14.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042C2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042C2D	1.00	14.96	1.40	14.96
#FFFFFF	14.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22252D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042c2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 44, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.042 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4c6565',
    500: '#042c2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042c2d;
$custom-light: #4c6565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042c2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.463,
    "s": 83.673,
    "l": 9.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26735,
    "c": 0.04241,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042C2D

secondary

#701F1D

accent

#332EFA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#010505

muted

#777A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042C2D

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

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