What color is #041330?

#041330 is a very dark, vivid azure known as Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Squid’s Ink?

The RGB value is 4, 19, 48: 4 red, 19 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Squid’s Ink?

The complementary color is #302104, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Squid’s Ink color: hex code #041330

#041330 rgb(4, 19, 48)

Shades of black

Squid’s Ink has the hex code #041330. It is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 7.5% green and 18.8% blue (4, 19, 48).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 85% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

Squid’s Ink (#041330) color codes

HEX	`#041330`
RGB	`rgb(4, 19, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 7.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 85%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 92%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 60%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.37, 5.99, -21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.37, 21.92, 285.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.816, 0.705, 2.889)`
Decimal	`267056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Squid’s Ink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #041330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #041330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041330; }
.text { color: #041330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 19 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041330, #0b0430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #041330 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #041330?: #041330 is a very dark, vivid azure known as Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Squid’s Ink?: The RGB value is 4, 19, 48: 4 red, 19 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Squid’s Ink?: The complementary color is #302104, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.