What color is #01041A?

#01041A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #01041A?

The RGB value is 1, 4, 26: 1 red, 4 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #01041A?

The complementary color is #1A1701, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01041A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#01041A color

#01041A rgb(1, 4, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #01041A is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 1.6% green and 10.2% blue (1, 4, 26).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 93% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.32:1).

#01041A color codes

HEX	`#01041A`
RGB	`rgb(1, 4, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 1.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 93%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 96%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 85%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.52, 3.39, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.52, 12.12, 286.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.242, 0.168, 0.997)`
Decimal	`66586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #01041A, 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 #01041A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#01041A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #01041A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01041a; }
.text { color: #01041a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01041a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 4 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01041a, #0a011a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #01041A?: #01041A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #01041A?: The RGB value is 1, 4, 26: 1 red, 4 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #01041A?: The complementary color is #1A1701, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01041A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.