What color is #04090C?

#04090C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04090C?

The RGB value is 4, 9, 12: 4 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04090C?

The complementary color is #0C0704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04090C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04090C color

#04090C rgb(4, 9, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #04090C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 3.5% green and 4.7% blue (4, 9, 12).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 50% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.01:1).

#04090C color codes

HEX	`#04090C`
RGB	`rgb(4, 9, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 3.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 50%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 67%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 25%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.24, -0.87, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.24, 1.86, 241.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.214, 0.248, 0.384)`
Decimal	`264460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04090C, 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 #04090C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04090C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #04090C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04090c; }
.text { color: #04090c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04090c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 9 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04090c, #04050c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #04090C?: #04090C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04090C?: The RGB value is 4, 9, 12: 4 red, 9 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04090C?: The complementary color is #0C0704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04090C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.