#042427

Color #042427

A vivid, highly saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.79 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#042427

RGB

rgb(4, 36, 39)

HSL

hsl(185.1, 81.4%, 8.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.1, 89.7%, 15.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.7%, 7.7%, 0%, 84.7%)

LAB

lab(12.18, -10.22, -5.39)

LCH

lch(12.18, 11.55, 207.81)

OKLCH

oklch(23.9%, 0.0369, 203.99)

HWB

hwb(185.1, 1.6%, 84.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#270704

Analogous

#042718

#042427

#041227

Triadic

#042427

#270424

#242704

Split-complementary

#042427

#270412

#271804

Tetradic

#042427

#070427

#270704

#242704

Square

#042427

#180427

#270704

#122704

Shades

Color #042427 mixed toward black.

#031e20

#03181a

#021213

#010c0d

#010606

Tints

Color #042427 mixed toward white.

#0b656d

#12a6b4

#2bd9e9

#72e6f1

#b8f2f8

Tones

Color #042427 mixed toward gray.

#072124

#0a1f21

#0d1d1e

#101a1b

#131818

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.29:1

White text reads better on this background (16.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171726 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#151226 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#072626 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #042427;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#042427]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#042427 (#042427) is rgb(4, 36, 39) in RGB.

No, #042427 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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