#042C2F#042C2F

#042C2F is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.8% C 0.043 H 202.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042C2F
RGB	rgb(4, 44, 47)
HSL	hsl(184, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(184, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.5%, 6.4%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.66, -12.05, -5.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.66, 13.40, 205.91°)
OKLab	oklab(26.83% -0.0394 -0.0163)
OKLCH	oklch(26.83% 0.043 202.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.4636, 2.0322, 3.0039)
Luminance	0.0203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042C2F #2F0704

analogous

#042F1C #042C2F #04172F

triadic

#042C2F #2F042C #2C2F04

tetradic

#042C2F #1C042F #2F0704 #172F04

square

#042C2F #1C042F #2F0704 #172F04

split-complementary

#042C2F #2F0417 #2F1C04

monochromatic

#021A1C #021A1C #042C2F #096167 #0E96A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.93

#042C2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#042C2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042C2F

14.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042C2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042C2F	1.00	14.93	1.41	14.93
#FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282A2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22252F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042c2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 44, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.8% 0.043 202.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6567',
    500: '#042c2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042c2f;
$custom-light: #4d6567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042c2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.186,
    "s": 84.314,
    "l": 10
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26829,
    "c": 0.04259,
    "h": 202.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042C2F

secondary

#72231D

accent

#3C2DFB

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020506

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042C2F

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

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