#042b2e

Color #042b2e

A vivid, highly saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.86 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#042b2e

RGB

rgb(4, 43, 46)

HSL

hsl(184.3, 84%, 9.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.3, 91.3%, 18%)

CMYK

cmyk(91.3%, 6.5%, 0%, 82%)

LAB

lab(15.23, -11.83, -5.8)

LCH

lch(15.23, 13.18, 206.12)

OKLCH

oklch(26.5%, 0.0419, 202.59)

HWB

hwb(184.3, 1.6%, 82%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e0704

Analogous

#042e1c

#042b2e

#04162e

Triadic

#042b2e

#2e042b

#2b2e04

Split-complementary

#042b2e

#2e0416

#2e1c04

Tetradic

#042b2e

#07042e

#2e0704

#2b2e04

Square

#042b2e

#1c042e

#2e0704

#162e04

Shades

Color #042b2e mixed toward black.

#032426

#031d1f

#021517

#010e0f

#010708

Tints

Color #042b2e mixed toward white.

#0a6d75

#10afbb

#2bdfed

#72eaf3

#b8f4f9

Tones

Color #042b2e mixed toward gray.

#07282a

#0b2527

#0e2223

#121f20

#151c1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1c2d · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#19162d · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#082d2d · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 13.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #042b2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#042b2e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#042b2e (#042b2e) is rgb(4, 43, 46) in RGB.

No, #042b2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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