What color is #040214?

#040214 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040214?

The RGB value is 4, 2, 20: 4 red, 2 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040214?

The complementary color is #121402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040214?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040214 color

#040214 rgb(4, 2, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #040214 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0.8% green and 7.8% blue (4, 2, 20).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 82% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.51:1).

#040214 color codes

HEX	`#040214`
RGB	`rgb(4, 2, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 82%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 90%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.08, 3.45, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.08, 8.51, 293.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.198, 0.12, 0.674)`
Decimal	`262676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040214, 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 #040214	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040214 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.51:1	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 #040214 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040214; }
.text { color: #040214; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040214; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 2 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040214, #0d0214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #040214?: #040214 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040214?: The RGB value is 4, 2, 20: 4 red, 2 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040214?: The complementary color is #121402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040214?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.