What color is #040B0E?

#040B0E is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040B0E?

The RGB value is 4, 11, 14: 4 red, 11 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040B0E?

The complementary color is #0E0704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040B0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040B0E color

#040B0E rgb(4, 11, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #040B0E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 4.3% green and 5.5% blue (4, 11, 14).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 56% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.82:1).

#040B0E color codes

HEX	`#040B0E`
RGB	`rgb(4, 11, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 4.3%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 56%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 71%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 21%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.68, -1.36, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.68, 2.38, 235.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.249, 0.297, 0.46)`
Decimal	`264974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040B0E, 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 #040B0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040B0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.82:1	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 #040B0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040b0e; }
.text { color: #040b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040b0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 11 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040b0e, #04060e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040B0E?: #040B0E is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040B0E?: The RGB value is 4, 11, 14: 4 red, 11 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040B0E?: The complementary color is #0E0704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040B0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.