What color is #040D0E?

#040D0E is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040D0E?

The RGB value is 4, 13, 14: 4 red, 13 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040D0E?

The complementary color is #0E0504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040D0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040D0E color

#040D0E rgb(4, 13, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #040D0E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.1% green and 5.5% blue (4, 13, 14).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 56% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Ruined Smores (#0F1012), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.64:1).

#040D0E color codes

HEX	`#040D0E`
RGB	`rgb(4, 13, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 56%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 71%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 7%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.12, -2.25, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.12, 2.61, 210.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.273, 0.345, 0.468)`
Decimal	`265486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040D0E, 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 #040D0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040D0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.64:1	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 #040D0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040d0e; }
.text { color: #040d0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040d0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 13 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040d0e, #04080e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #040D0E?: #040D0E is a black, closest to the named color Ruined Smores. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040D0E?: The RGB value is 4, 13, 14: 4 red, 13 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040D0E?: The complementary color is #0E0504, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040D0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.