What color is #040406?

#040406 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 #040406?

The RGB value is 4, 4, 6: 4 red, 4 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040406?

The complementary color is #060604, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040406?

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.

#040406 color

#040406 rgb(4, 4, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #040406 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 1.6% green and 2.4% blue (4, 4, 6).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#040406 color codes

HEX	`#040406`
RGB	`rgb(4, 4, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 1.6%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.14, 0.28, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.14, 0.81, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.126, 0.126, 0.19)`
Decimal	`263174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040406, 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 #040406	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040406 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 #040406 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040406; }
.text { color: #040406; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040406; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 4 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040406, #050406); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #040406?: #040406 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 #040406?: The RGB value is 4, 4, 6: 4 red, 4 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040406?: The complementary color is #060604, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040406?: 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.