What color is #040210?

#040210 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040210?

The RGB value is 4, 2, 16: 4 red, 2 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040210?

The complementary color is #0E1002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040210?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040210 color

#040210 rgb(4, 2, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #040210 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0.8% green and 6.3% blue (4, 2, 16).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 78% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.56:1).

#040210 color codes

HEX	`#040210`
RGB	`rgb(4, 2, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 78%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 88%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 88%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.96, 2.62, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.96, 6.11, 295.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.165, 0.107, 0.502)`
Decimal	`262672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040210, 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 #040210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040210 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	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 #040210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040210; }
.text { color: #040210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 2 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040210, #0b0210); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040210?: #040210 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040210?: The RGB value is 4, 2, 16: 4 red, 2 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040210?: The complementary color is #0E1002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040210?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.