#042D2F#042D2F

#042D2F is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.043 H 199.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042D2F
RGB	rgb(4, 45, 47)
HSL	hsl(183, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(183, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.04, -12.66, -5.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.04, 13.71, 202.61°)
OKLab	oklab(27.14% -0.0406 -0.0146)
OKLCH	oklch(27.14% 0.043 199.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.5013, 2.1076, 3.0165)
Luminance	0.0211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042D2F #2F0604

analogous

#042F1C #042D2F #04172F

triadic

#042D2F #2F042D #2D2F04

tetradic

#042D2F #1C042F #2F0604 #172F04

square

#042D2F #1C042F #2F0604 #172F04

split-complementary

#042D2F #2F0417 #2F1C04

monochromatic

#021B1C #021B1C #042D2F #096367 #0E99A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.77

#042D2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#042D2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042D2F

14.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042D2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042D2F	1.00	14.77	1.42	14.77
#FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292A2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23262F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042d2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 45, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.043 199.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6667',
    500: '#042d2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042d2f;
$custom-light: #4d6667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042d2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.791,
    "s": 84.314,
    "l": 10
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27143,
    "c": 0.04315,
    "h": 199.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042D2F

secondary

#72211D

accent

#372DFB

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020606

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042D2F

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

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