What color is #040216?

#040216 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 #040216?

The RGB value is 4, 2, 22: 4 red, 2 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040216?

The complementary color is #141602, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040216 color

#040216 rgb(4, 2, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #040216 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 0.8% green and 8.6% blue (4, 2, 22).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 83% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.48:1).

#040216 color codes

HEX	`#040216`
RGB	`rgb(4, 2, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 0.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 83%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 91%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 91%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.15, 3.92, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.15, 9.87, 293.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.217, 0.127, 0.772)`
Decimal	`262678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040216, 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 #040216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #040216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040216; }
.text { color: #040216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 2 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040216, #0e0216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #040216?: #040216 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 #040216?: The RGB value is 4, 2, 22: 4 red, 2 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040216?: The complementary color is #141602, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.