What color is #040403?

#040403 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040403?

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

What is the complementary color of #040403?

The complementary color is #030304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040403?

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.

#040403 color

#040403 rgb(4, 4, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #040403 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#040403 color codes

HEX	`#040403`
RGB	`rgb(4, 4, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 1.6%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.08, -0.14, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.08, 0.4, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.11, 0.119, 0.103)`
Decimal	`263171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040403, 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 #040403	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040403 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 #040403 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040403; }
.text { color: #040403; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040403; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 4 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040403, #040403); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #040403?: #040403 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040403?: The RGB value is 4, 4, 3: 4 red, 4 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040403?: The complementary color is #030304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040403?: 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.