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#013242 Color

#013242 is rgb(1, 50, 66) in RGB, hsl(195, 97%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 24%, 0%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#013242
HEX#013242
RGBrgb(1, 50, 66)
HSLhsl(195, 97%, 13%)
HSVhsv(195, 98%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 24%, 0%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(29.6% 0.056 226.2)
LABlab(18.47% -10.71 -14.70)
LCHlch(18.47% 18.19 233.91)

What #013242 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #013242, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#013242 Channel Values

How #013242 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 50 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 97% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 98% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.67:1 vs white · 1.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #013242 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #013242

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #013242; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #013242

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #013242.

How #013242 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#013242
Protanopia#2D2D42
Protanomaly#222F42
Deuteranopia#282843
Deuteranomaly#1E2C42
Tritanopia#003434
Tritanomaly#00333A
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #013242 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-013242: #013242;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #013242;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-013242': '#013242' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.196, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_013242">#013242</color>
SVG fillfill="#013242"

More Teal Colors

#013242 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#013242 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #013242?

#013242 is a darkest teal — rgb(1, 50, 66) in RGB and hsl(195, 97%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #013242?

#013242 is rgb(1, 50, 66) — red 1, green 50, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #013242?

#013242 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 24%, 0%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #013242 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #013242 scores 13.67:1 against white and 1.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #013242 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #013242 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.7, which is visibly different.

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