What color is #04030A?

#04030A is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04030A?

The RGB value is 4, 3, 10: 4 red, 3 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04030A?

The complementary color is #090A03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04030A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04030A color

#04030A rgb(4, 3, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #04030A is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 1.2% green and 3.9% blue (4, 3, 10).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 54% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.54:1).

#04030A color codes

HEX	`#04030A`
RGB	`rgb(4, 3, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 1.2%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 54%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 70%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 70%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.02, 1.23, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.02, 2.84, 295.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.137, 0.113, 0.302)`
Decimal	`262922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04030A, 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 #04030A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04030A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.54:1	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 #04030A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04030a; }
.text { color: #04030a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04030a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 3 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04030a, #07030a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #04030A?: #04030A is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04030A?: The RGB value is 4, 3, 10: 4 red, 3 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04030A?: The complementary color is #090A03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04030A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.