#042E2D#042E2D

#042E2D is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.044 H 192.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042E2D
RGB	rgb(4, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(179, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(179, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.3%, 0%, 2.2%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.35, -14.01, -3.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.35, 14.42, 193.67°)
OKLab	oklab(27.37% -0.0429 -0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(27.37% 0.044 192.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.5005, 2.1691, 2.8217)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042E2D #2E0405

analogous

#042E18 #042E2D #041A2E

triadic

#042E2D #2D042E #2E2D04

tetradic

#042E2D #18042E #2E0405 #1A2E04

square

#042E2D #18042E #2E0405 #1A2E04

split-complementary

#042E2D #2E041A #2E1804

monochromatic

#021C1C #021C1C #042E2D #096664 #0E9F9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.65

#042E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#042E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042E2D

14.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042E2D	1.00	14.65	1.43	14.65
#FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2B2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24272D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00302E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.044 192.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6765',
    500: '#042e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042e2d;
$custom-light: #4d6765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.571,
    "s": 84,
    "l": 9.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27367,
    "c": 0.04397,
    "h": 192.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042E2D

secondary

#711D1F

accent

#2E32FA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020605

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042E2D

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

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