#042E32#042E32

#042E32 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.044 H 204.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042E32
RGB	rgb(4, 46, 50)
HSL	hsl(185, 85%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(185, 92%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(92%, 8%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.55, -12.10, -6.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.55, 13.79, 208.61°)
OKLab	oklab(27.6% -0.0402 -0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(27.6% 0.044 204.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.6025, 2.2099, 3.3591)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042E32 #320804

analogous

#04321F #042E32 #041732

triadic

#042E32 #32042E #2E3204

tetradic

#042E32 #1F0432 #320804 #173204

square

#042E32 #1F0432 #320804 #173204

split-complementary

#042E32 #320417 #321F04

monochromatic

#021A1C #021A1C #042E32 #09626B #0D96A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#042E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#042E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042E32

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042E32	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292C32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#232732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00302F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 46, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.044 204.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4e6769',
    500: '#042e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042e32;
$custom-light: #4e6769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 85.185,
    "l": 10.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27597,
    "c": 0.04418,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042E32

secondary

#74251D

accent

#3E2CFB

background

#F4F6F6

surface

#E7EBEB

border

#C3C6C6

text

#020606

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #042E32

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

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