What color is #040B1A?

#040B1A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040B1A?

The RGB value is 4, 11, 26: 4 red, 11 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040B1A?

The complementary color is #1A1304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040B1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040B1A color

#040B1A rgb(4, 11, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #040B1A is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 4.3% green and 10.2% blue (4, 11, 26).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 73% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.66:1).

#040B1A color codes

HEX	`#040B1A`
RGB	`rgb(4, 11, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 4.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 73%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 85%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 58%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.07, 1.36, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.07, 9.44, 278.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.356, 0.34, 1.024)`
Decimal	`264986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040B1A, 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 #040B1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040B1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #040B1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040b1a; }
.text { color: #040b1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040b1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 11 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040b1a, #08041a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040B1A?: #040B1A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040B1A?: The RGB value is 4, 11, 26: 4 red, 11 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040B1A?: The complementary color is #1A1304, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040B1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.