What color is #040503?

#040503 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040503?

The RGB value is 4, 5, 3: 4 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040503?

The complementary color is #040305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040503?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040503 color

#040503 rgb(4, 5, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #040503 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 2% green and 1.2% blue (4, 5, 3).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 25% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.42:1).

#040503 color codes

HEX	`#040503`
RGB	`rgb(4, 5, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 25%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 40%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 40%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.27, -0.54, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.27, 0.86, 129.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.121, 0.141, 0.107)`
Decimal	`263427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040503, 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 #040503	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040503 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.42:1	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 #040503 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040503; }
.text { color: #040503; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040503; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 5 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040503, #030503); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040503?: #040503 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040503?: The RGB value is 4, 5, 3: 4 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040503?: The complementary color is #040305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040503?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.