What color is #040A09?

#040A09 is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040A09?

The RGB value is 4, 10, 9: 4 red, 10 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040A09?

The complementary color is #0A0405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040A09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040A09 color

#040A09 rgb(4, 10, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #040A09 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 3.9% green and 3.5% blue (4, 10, 9).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 43% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Raven (#0B0B0B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.95:1).

#040A09 color codes

HEX	`#040A09`
RGB	`rgb(4, 10, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 3.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 43%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 60%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 10%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.37, -1.71, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.37, 1.72, 185.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.208, 0.263, 0.298)`
Decimal	`264713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040A09, 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 #040A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.95:1	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 #040A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040a09; }
.text { color: #040a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 10 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040a09, #04080a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040A09?: #040A09 is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040A09?: The RGB value is 4, 10, 9: 4 red, 10 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040A09?: The complementary color is #0A0405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040A09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.