#042E27#042E27

#042E27 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.046 H 178.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042E27
RGB	rgb(4, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(170, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(170, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.3%, 0%, 15.2%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.14, -16.15, 0.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.14, 16.16, 178.32°)
OKLab	oklab(27.12% -0.0464 0.001)
OKLCH	oklch(27.12% 0.046 178.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.3931, 2.1261, 2.2560)
Luminance	0.0213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042E27 #2E040B

analogous

#042E12 #042E27 #04202E

triadic

#042E27 #27042E #2E2704

tetradic

#042E27 #12042E #2E040B #202E04

square

#042E27 #12042E #2E040B #202E04

split-complementary

#042E27 #2E0420 #2E1204

monochromatic

#021C18 #021C18 #042E27 #096657 #0E9F86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.73

#042E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#042E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042E27

14.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042E27	1.00	14.73	1.43	14.73
#FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2A27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#262628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.046 178.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4c6761',
    500: '#042e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042e27;
$custom-light: #4c6761;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 84,
    "l": 9.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2712,
    "c": 0.04644,
    "h": 178.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042E27

secondary

#711D2B

accent

#2E50FA

background

#F4F6F5

surface

#E7EBE9

border

#C3C6C5

text

#010605

muted

#777A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #042E27

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

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