#042D2D#042D2D

#042D2D is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.043 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042D2D
RGB	rgb(4, 45, 45)
HSL	hsl(180, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(180, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.1%, 0%, 0%, 82.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.96, -13.42, -3.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.96, 14.00, 196.54°)
OKLab	oklab(27.05% -0.0417 -0.0111)
OKLCH	oklch(27.05% 0.043 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.4619, 2.0919, 2.8088)
Luminance	0.0209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042D2D #2D0404

analogous

#042D19 #042D2D #04192D

triadic

#042D2D #2D042D #2D2D04

tetradic

#042D2D #19042D #2D0404 #192D04

square

#042D2D #19042D #2D0404 #192D04

split-complementary

#042D2D #2D0419 #2D1904

monochromatic

#021C1C #021C1C #042D2D #096565 #0E9D9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.81

#042D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#042D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042D2D

14.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042D2D	1.00	14.81	1.42	14.81
#FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292A2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23262D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 45, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.043 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6665',
    500: '#042d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042d2d;
$custom-light: #4d6665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 83.673,
    "l": 9.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27051,
    "c": 0.04315,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042D2D

secondary

#701D1D

accent

#2E2EFA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#010605

muted

#777A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042D2D

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

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