What color is #040809?

#040809 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040809?

The RGB value is 4, 8, 9: 4 red, 8 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040809?

The complementary color is #090504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040809?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040809 color

#040809 rgb(4, 8, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #040809 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 3.1% green and 3.5% blue (4, 8, 9).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 38% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Hole (#010203), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.12:1).

#040809 color codes

HEX	`#040809`
RGB	`rgb(4, 8, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 3.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 38%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 56%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 11%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.98, -0.91, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.98, 1.17, 219.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.186, 0.219, 0.291)`
Decimal	`264201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040809, 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 #040809	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040809 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.12:1	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 #040809 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040809; }
.text { color: #040809; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040809; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 8 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040809, #040509); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #040809?: #040809 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040809?: The RGB value is 4, 8, 9: 4 red, 8 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040809?: The complementary color is #090504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040809?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.