#042C30#042C30

#042C30 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.043 H 204.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042C30
RGB	rgb(4, 44, 48)
HSL	hsl(185, 85%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(185, 92%, 19%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 81.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.70, -11.66, -6.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.70, 13.35, 209.11°)
OKLab	oklab(26.88% -0.0388 -0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(26.88% 0.043 204.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.4840, 2.0404, 3.1114)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042C30 #300804

analogous

#04301E #042C30 #041630

triadic

#042C30 #30042C #2C3004

tetradic

#042C30 #1E0430 #300804 #163004

square

#042C30 #1E0430 #300804 #163004

split-complementary

#042C30 #300416 #301E04

monochromatic

#021A1C #021A1C #042C30 #096068 #0D94A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.91

#042C30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#042C30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042C30

14.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042C30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042C30	1.00	14.91	1.41	14.91
#FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042c30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 44, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.043 204.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6568',
    500: '#042c30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042c30;
$custom-light: #4d6568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042c30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.455,
    "s": 84.615,
    "l": 10.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26877,
    "c": 0.04282,
    "h": 204.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042C30

secondary

#72251D

accent

#402DFB

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020506

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042C30

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

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