What color is #040028?

#040028 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040028?

The RGB value is 4, 0, 40: 4 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040028?

The complementary color is #242800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040028 color

#040028 rgb(4, 0, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #040028 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0% green and 15.7% blue (4, 0, 40).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.27:1).

#040028 color codes

HEX	`#040028`
RGB	`rgb(4, 0, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 100%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.62, 10.77, -22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.62, 25, 295.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.433, 0.179, 2.019)`
Decimal	`262184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040028, 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 #040028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #040028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040028; }
.text { color: #040028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 0 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040028, #180028); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #040028?: #040028 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040028?: The RGB value is 4, 0, 40: 4 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040028?: The complementary color is #242800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.