What color is #040D03?

#040D03 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040D03?

The RGB value is 4, 13, 3: 4 red, 13 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040D03?

The complementary color is #0C030D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040D03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040D03 color

#040D03 rgb(4, 13, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #040D03 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.1% green and 1.2% blue (4, 13, 3).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 63% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.74:1).

#040D03 color codes

HEX	`#040D03`
RGB	`rgb(4, 13, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.1%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 63%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 77%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 77%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.89, -3.85, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.89, 4.9, 141.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.21, 0.32, 0.137)`
Decimal	`265475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040D03, 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 #040D03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040D03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.74:1	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 #040D03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040d03; }
.text { color: #040d03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040d03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 13 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040d03, #030d07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #040D03?: #040D03 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040D03?: The RGB value is 4, 13, 3: 4 red, 13 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040D03?: The complementary color is #0C030D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040D03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.