What color is #040805?

#040805 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040805?

The RGB value is 4, 8, 5: 4 red, 8 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040805?

The complementary color is #080407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040805?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040805 color

#040805 rgb(4, 8, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #040805 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 3.1% green and 2% blue (4, 8, 5).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 33% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.15:1).

#040805 color codes

HEX	`#040805`
RGB	`rgb(4, 8, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 3.1%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 33%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 50%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 37%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.9, -1.46, 0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.9, 1.65, 152.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.164, 0.21, 0.176)`
Decimal	`264197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040805, 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 #040805	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040805 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #040805 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040805; }
.text { color: #040805; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040805; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 8 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040805, #040807); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #040805?: #040805 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040805?: The RGB value is 4, 8, 5: 4 red, 8 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040805?: The complementary color is #080407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040805?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.