Charcoal
#042C39 · Charcoal
#042C39 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 4, 44, 57 and a relative luminance of 0.021, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.02
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
14.74:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.42:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #042C39?
#042C39 is Charcoal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 4, 44, 57, and in HSL it is 195°, 87%, 12%.
Is #042C39 a light or dark color?
#042C39 has a relative luminance of 0.021, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #042C39?
Its complementary color is #391104. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.