What color is #042D2C?

#042D2C is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #042D2C?

The RGB value is 4, 45, 44: 4 red, 45 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #042D2C?

The complementary color is #2D0405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #042D2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#042D2C color

#042D2C rgb(4, 45, 44)

Shades of teal

The hex color #042D2C is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 17.6% green and 17.3% blue (4, 45, 44).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 84% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#042D2C color codes

HEX	`#042D2C`
RGB	`rgb(4, 45, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 17.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 84%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 91%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 2%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.92, -13.8, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.92, 14.2, 193.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.443, 2.084, 2.709)`
Decimal	`273708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #042D2C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #042D2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#042D2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #042D2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #042d2c; }
.text { color: #042d2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #042d2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 45 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #042d2c, #041a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #042D2C?: #042D2C is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #042D2C?: The RGB value is 4, 45, 44: 4 red, 45 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #042D2C?: The complementary color is #2D0405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #042D2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.