What color is #040201?

#040201 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040201?

The RGB value is 4, 2, 1: 4 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040201?

The complementary color is #010304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040201 color

#040201 rgb(4, 2, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #040201 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0.8% green and 0.4% blue (4, 2, 1).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 60% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 75% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.7:1).

#040201 color codes

HEX	`#040201`
RGB	`rgb(4, 2, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0.8%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 60%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 75%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 75%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.65, 0.38, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.65, 0.68, 55.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.077, 0.071, 0.038)`
Decimal	`262657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040201, 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 #040201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	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 #040201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040201; }
.text { color: #040201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 2 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040201, #040401); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040201?: #040201 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040201?: The RGB value is 4, 2, 1: 4 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040201?: The complementary color is #010304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.