What color is #040A02?

#040A02 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040A02?

The RGB value is 4, 10, 2: 4 red, 10 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040A02?

The complementary color is #08020A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040A02?

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.

#040A02 color

#040A02 rgb(4, 10, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #040A02 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 3.9% green and 0.8% blue (4, 10, 2).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 67% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#040A02 color codes

HEX	`#040A02`
RGB	`rgb(4, 10, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 3.9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 67%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 80%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 80%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.23, -2.68, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.23, 3.65, 137.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.17, 0.247, 0.096)`
Decimal	`264706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040A02, 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 #040A02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040A02 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 #040A02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040a02; }
.text { color: #040a02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040a02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 10 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040a02, #020a04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #040A02?: #040A02 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040A02?: The RGB value is 4, 10, 2: 4 red, 10 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040A02?: The complementary color is #08020A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040A02?: 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.