What color is #040601?

#040601 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040601?

The RGB value is 4, 6, 1: 4 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040601?

The complementary color is #030106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040601?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040601 color

#040601 rgb(4, 6, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #040601 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 2.4% green and 0.4% blue (4, 6, 1).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 71% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.36:1).

#040601 color codes

HEX	`#040601`
RGB	`rgb(4, 6, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 2.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 71%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 83%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 83%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.43, -1.22, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.43, 2.1, 125.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.121, 0.158, 0.053)`
Decimal	`263681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040601, 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 #040601	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040601 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.36:1	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 #040601 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040601; }
.text { color: #040601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040601; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 6 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040601, #020601); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040601?: #040601 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040601?: The RGB value is 4, 6, 1: 4 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040601?: The complementary color is #030106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040601?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.