#042C2E#042C2E

#042C2E is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.042 H 200.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042C2E
RGB	rgb(4, 44, 46)
HSL	hsl(183, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(183, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.61, -12.44, -5.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.61, 13.49, 202.73°)
OKLab	oklab(26.78% -0.0399 -0.0145)
OKLCH	oklch(26.78% 0.042 200)
XYZ	xyz(1.4437, 2.0243, 2.8989)
Luminance	0.0202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042C2E #2E0604

analogous

#042E1B #042C2E #04172E

triadic

#042C2E #2E042C #2C2E04

tetradic

#042C2E #1B042E #2E0604 #172E04

square

#042C2E #1B042E #2E0604 #172E04

split-complementary

#042C2E #2E0417 #2E1B04

monochromatic

#021B1C #021B1C #042C2E #096266 #0E989F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.95

#042C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#042C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042C2E

14.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042C2E	1.00	14.95	1.40	14.95
#FFFFFF	14.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28292E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22252E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 44, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.042 200.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6566',
    500: '#042c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042c2e;
$custom-light: #4d6566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.857,
    "s": 84,
    "l": 9.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26782,
    "c": 0.04246,
    "h": 200
  },
  "luminance": 0.02024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042C2E

secondary

#71211D

accent

#372EFA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#010506

muted

#777A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042C2E

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