Information about Warm Black color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #004242 reads as a pure, full-strength water-like cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rich Black (#004040). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aqua Deep (#014B43) and Volition Teal (#003B49).
The recipe behind #004242 is rgb(0, 66, 66), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #004242 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Warm Black" in the Register.
Warm Black color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Warm Black color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Warm Black color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Warm Black color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Warm Black color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Warm Black 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 Warm Black color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Warm Black
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#004040
#014B43
#003B49
#004B49
#00374A
#00494E
#0F4645
#014D4E
#005249
#004853
#0C3A37
#004953
Warm Black color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#004242
- RGB0, 66, 66
- CMYK26, 0, 0, 74
- CSSrgb(0, 66, 66)
- HSL180°, 100%, 13%
- HSL Precise180°, 100%, 12.941%
- HSV180°, 100%, 26%
- HSB180°, 100%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.259, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.259, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.259, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB0%
- Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID004242
- DECIMAL ID16962
- Name Length10
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