What color is #04040C?

#04040C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04040C?

The RGB value is 4, 4, 12: 4 red, 4 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04040C?

The complementary color is #0C0C04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04040C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04040C color

#04040C rgb(4, 4, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #04040C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 1.6% green and 4.7% blue (4, 4, 12).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 50% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.43:1).

#04040C color codes

HEX	`#04040C`
RGB	`rgb(4, 4, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 1.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 50%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 67%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 67%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.26, 1.13, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.26, 3.27, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.16, 0.139, 0.366)`
Decimal	`263180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04040C, 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 #04040C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04040C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.43:1	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 #04040C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04040c; }
.text { color: #04040c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04040c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 4 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04040c, #08040c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #04040C?: #04040C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04040C?: The RGB value is 4, 4, 12: 4 red, 4 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04040C?: The complementary color is #0C0C04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04040C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.