What color is #040E04?

#040E04 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040E04?

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

What is the complementary color of #040E04?

The complementary color is #0E040E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040E04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040E04 color

#040E04 rgb(4, 14, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #040E04 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 56% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.63:1).

#040E04 color codes

HEX	`#040E04`
RGB	`rgb(4, 14, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.5%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 56%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 71%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 71%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.15, -4.19, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.15, 5.15, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.229, 0.349, 0.17)`
Decimal	`265732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040E04, 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 #040E04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040E04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.63:1	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 #040E04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040e04; }
.text { color: #040e04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040e04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 14 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040e04, #040e09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #040E04?: #040E04 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040E04?: The RGB value is 4, 14, 4: 4 red, 14 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040E04?: The complementary color is #0E040E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040E04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.