What color is #04002D?

#04002D 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 #04002D?

The RGB value is 4, 0, 45: 4 red, 0 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04002D?

The complementary color is #292D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04002D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04002D color

#04002D rgb(4, 0, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #04002D is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0% green and 17.6% blue (4, 0, 45).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.13:1).

#04002D color codes

HEX	`#04002D`
RGB	`rgb(4, 0, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 100%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.94, 13.07, -25.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.94, 28.99, 296.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.524, 0.215, 2.496)`
Decimal	`262189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04002D, 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 #04002D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04002D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.13:1	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 #04002D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04002d; }
.text { color: #04002d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04002d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 0 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04002d, #1a002d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #04002D?: #04002D 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 #04002D?: The RGB value is 4, 0, 45: 4 red, 0 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04002D?: The complementary color is #292D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04002D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.