#004242
A very dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.
About #004242
Visually, #004242 is defined as a vivid cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 66, 66).
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 180.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#004242
RGB0, 66, 66
HSL180.0°, 100.0%, 12.9%
CMYK100%, 0%, 0%, 74%
HSV180.0°, 100.0%, 25.9%
LAB24.6, -18.2, -5.4
XYZ2.9, 4.3, 5.8
Decimal16962
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
11.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.86:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.58:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #004242;
}
.text-color {
color: #004242;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #004242;
}