What color is #040603?

#040603 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040603?

The RGB value is 4, 6, 3: 4 red, 6 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040603?

The complementary color is #050306, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040603?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040603 color

#040603 rgb(4, 6, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #040603 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 2.4% green and 1.2% blue (4, 6, 3).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 33% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.34:1).

#040603 color codes

HEX	`#040603`
RGB	`rgb(4, 6, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 2.4%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 33%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 50%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 50%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.47, -0.94, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.47, 1.34, 134.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.132, 0.163, 0.111)`
Decimal	`263683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040603, 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 #040603	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040603 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.34:1	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 #040603 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040603; }
.text { color: #040603; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040603; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 6 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040603, #030603); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040603?: #040603 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040603?: The RGB value is 4, 6, 3: 4 red, 6 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040603?: The complementary color is #050306, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040603?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.