Warm Black (#004242)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 11.30:1 — vs black: 1.86:1

Color values

  • HEX #004242
  • RGB rgb(0, 66, 66)
  • HSL hsl(180, 100%, 25%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 0, 74.12 )
  • Websafe #003333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #004242 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Warm Black
#004242 Base
#420000
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Warm Black
#004242 Base
#004221
#002142
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Warm Black
#004242 Base
#420042
#424200
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Warm Black
#004242 Base
#420021
#422100
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Warm Black
#004242 Base
#210042
#420000
#214200
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Warm Black
#004242 Base
#001A1A
#006B6B
#008F8F
#00DBDB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Warm Black, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A1A
#002222
#002A2A
#003232
#003A3A
Warm Black #004242 Base
#009696
#00E9E9
#3EFFFF
#92FFFF
#E6FFFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #004242. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #004242;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #004242;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #004242;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #004242,
        #840000
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #004242,
        #840000
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$warm-black: #004242;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$warm-black-r: 0;
$warm-black-g: 66;
$warm-black-b: 66;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $warm-black;
    color: rgba($warm-black-r, $warm-black-g, $warm-black-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Warm Black appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #004242 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #373743 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #3E3E42 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #004242 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #3A3A3A Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Warm Black ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Warm Black #004242 Base
Rich Black #004040 ΔE 0.63
Deep Jungle Green #004B49 ΔE 3.08
MSU Green #18453B ΔE 5.15
Midnight Green #004953 ΔE 5.62

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.