#042D23#042D23

#042D23 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.048 H 172.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042D23
RGB	rgb(4, 45, 35)
HSL	hsl(165, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(165, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 0%, 22.2%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.61, -16.94, 2.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.61, 17.12, 171.55°)
OKLab	oklab(26.65% -0.0476 0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(26.65% 0.048 172.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.2917, 2.0238, 1.9123)
Luminance	0.0202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042D23 #2D040E

analogous

#042D0F #042D23 #04232D

triadic

#042D23 #23042D #2D2304

tetradic

#042D23 #0F042D #2D040E #232D04

square

#042D23 #0F042D #2D040E #232D04

split-complementary

#042D23 #2D0423 #2D0F04

monochromatic

#021C16 #021C16 #042D23 #09654F #0E9D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.95

#042D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#042D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042D23

14.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042D23	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)

#2B2923

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 45, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.048 172.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4c665d',
    500: '#042d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042d23;
$custom-light: #4c665d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.366,
    "s": 83.673,
    "l": 9.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26649,
    "c": 0.04801,
    "h": 172.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042D23

secondary

#701D31

accent

#2E60FA

background

#F4F6F5

surface

#E7EBE9

border

#C3C6C5

text

#010604

muted

#777A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #042D23

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

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