What color is #040136?

#040136 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Oblivion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040136?

The RGB value is 4, 1, 54: 4 red, 1 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040136?

The complementary color is #333601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040136 color

#040136 rgb(4, 1, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #040136 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0.4% green and 21.2% blue (4, 1, 54).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 96% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Oblivion (#000435), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.76:1).

#040136 color codes

HEX	`#040136`
RGB	`rgb(4, 1, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 96%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 98%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 98%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.83, 17.55, -31.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.83, 35.79, 299.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.727, 0.314, 3.512)`
Decimal	`262454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040136, 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 #040136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #040136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040136; }
.text { color: #040136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 1 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040136, #1f0136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #040136?: #040136 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Oblivion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040136?: The RGB value is 4, 1, 54: 4 red, 1 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040136?: The complementary color is #333601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.