What color is #040B0C?

#040B0C is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040B0C?

The RGB value is 4, 11, 12: 4 red, 11 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040B0C?

The complementary color is #0C0504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040B0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040B0C color

#040B0C rgb(4, 11, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #040B0C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 4.3% green and 4.7% blue (4, 11, 12).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 50% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Black Hole (#010203), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.84:1).

#040B0C color codes

HEX	`#040B0C`
RGB	`rgb(4, 11, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 4.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 50%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 67%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 8%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.63, -1.69, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.63, 1.99, 212.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.236, 0.292, 0.392)`
Decimal	`264972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040B0C, 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 #040B0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040B0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #040B0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040b0c; }
.text { color: #040b0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040b0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 11 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040b0c, #04070c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040B0C?: #040B0C is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040B0C?: The RGB value is 4, 11, 12: 4 red, 11 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040B0C?: The complementary color is #0C0504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040B0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.