Information about #004042 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#004042 presents itself as a maximally vivid water-like cyan — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rich Black (#004040). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Black (#004242) and Volition Teal (#003B49).
The recipe behind #004042 is rgb(0, 64, 66), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #004042: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #004042 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#004042 color variations
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#004042 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#004042 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#004042 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#004042 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#004042 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #004042 color
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Nearest named colors to #004042
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#004040
#004242
#003B49
#014B43
#00374A
#004B49
#00494E
#0F4645
#0C3A37
#014D4E
#004853
#004953
#004042 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#004042
- RGB0, 64, 66
- CMYK26, 1, 0, 74
- CSSrgb(0, 64, 66)
- HSL182°, 100%, 13%
- HSL Precise181.818°, 100%, 12.941%
- HSV182°, 100%, 26%
- HSB182°, 100%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.251, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.251, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.251, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB0%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID004042
- DECIMAL ID16450
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
