Charcoal
#042E62 · Charcoal
#042E62 is Charcoal, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 4, 46, 98 and a relative luminance of 0.029, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
blue
Luminance
0.03
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
13.36:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.57:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #042E62?
#042E62 is Charcoal, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 4, 46, 98, and in HSL it is 213°, 92%, 20%.
Is #042E62 a light or dark color?
#042E62 has a relative luminance of 0.029, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #042E62?
Its complementary color is #623804. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.