What color is #040E00?

#040E00 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040E00?

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

What is the complementary color of #040E00?

The complementary color is #0A000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040E00?

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.

#040E00 color

#040E00 rgb(4, 14, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #040E00 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.5% green and 0% blue (4, 14, 0).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#040E00 color codes

HEX	`#040E00`
RGB	`rgb(4, 14, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 100%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 100%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.07, -4.75, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.07, 6.55, 136.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.207, 0.34, 0.055)`
Decimal	`265728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040E00, 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 #040E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040E00 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 #040E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040e00; }
.text { color: #040e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 14 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040e00, #000e03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #040E00?: #040E00 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040E00?: The RGB value is 4, 14, 0: 4 red, 14 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040E00?: The complementary color is #0A000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040E00?: 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.