#042C46#042C46

#042C46 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.064 H 243.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042C46
RGB	rgb(4, 44, 70)
HSL	hsl(204, 89%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(204, 94%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(94.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.84, -2.24, -20.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.84, 20.13, 263.60°)
OKLab	oklab(28.17% -0.0289 -0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(28.17% 0.064 243)
XYZ	xyz(2.0558, 2.2691, 6.1228)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042C46 #461E04

analogous

#04463F #042C46 #040B46

triadic

#042C46 #46042C #2C4604

tetradic

#042C46 #3F0446 #461E04 #0B4604

square

#042C46 #3F0446 #461E04 #0B4604

split-complementary

#042C46 #46040B #463F04

monochromatic

#02121D #02121D #042C46 #075080 #0B75BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.44

#042C46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#042C46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042C46

14.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042C46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042C46	1.00	14.44	1.45	14.44
#FFFFFF	14.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202D47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#162746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003235

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042c46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 44, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.064 243.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#526479',
    500: '#042c46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042c46;
$custom-light: #526479;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042c46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.636,
    "s": 89.189,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28168,
    "c": 0.06384,
    "h": 243
  },
  "luminance": 0.02269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042C46

secondary

#87481F

accent

#7D29FF

background

#F4F6F7

surface

#E7EBED

border

#C3C6C8

text

#030509

muted

#787A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #042C46

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

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