#042E2E#042E2E

#042E2E is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.044 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042E2E
RGB	rgb(4, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(180, 84%, 10%)
HSV	hsv(180, 91%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(91.3%, 0%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.39, -13.64, -4.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.39, 14.23, 196.54°)
OKLab	oklab(27.41% -0.0424 -0.0113)
OKLCH	oklch(27.41% 0.044 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.5200, 2.1769, 2.9243)
Luminance	0.0218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042E2E #2E0404

analogous

#042E19 #042E2E #04192E

triadic

#042E2E #2E042E #2E2E04

tetradic

#042E2E #19042E #2E0404 #192E04

square

#042E2E #19042E #2E0404 #192E04

split-complementary

#042E2E #2E0419 #2E1904

monochromatic

#021C1C #021C1C #042E2E #096666 #0E9F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.63

#042E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#042E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042E2E

14.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042E2E	1.00	14.63	1.44	14.63
#FFFFFF	14.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2B2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24272E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00302E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.044 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4d6766',
    500: '#042e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042e2e;
$custom-light: #4d6766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 84,
    "l": 9.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27411,
    "c": 0.04384,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042E2E

secondary

#711D1D

accent

#2E2EFA

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020606

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042E2E

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