What color is #040D12?

#040D12 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040D12?

The RGB value is 4, 13, 18: 4 red, 13 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040D12?

The complementary color is #120904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040D12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040D12 color

#040D12 rgb(4, 13, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #040D12 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.1% green and 7.1% blue (4, 13, 18).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 64% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.6:1).

#040D12 color codes

HEX	`#040D12`
RGB	`rgb(4, 13, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 64%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 78%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 28%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.23, -1.49, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.23, 3.69, 246.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.303, 0.357, 0.625)`
Decimal	`265490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040D12, 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 #040D12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040D12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.6:1	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 #040D12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040d12; }
.text { color: #040d12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040d12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 13 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040d12, #040612); }

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Questions

What color is #040D12?: #040D12 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040D12?: The RGB value is 4, 13, 18: 4 red, 13 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040D12?: The complementary color is #120904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040D12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.