What color is #040E09?

#040E09 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040E09?

The RGB value is 4, 14, 9: 4 red, 14 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040E09?

The complementary color is #0E0409, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040E09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040E09 color

#040E09 rgb(4, 14, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #040E09 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.5% green and 3.5% blue (4, 14, 9).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 56% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.59:1).

#040E09 color codes

HEX	`#040E09`
RGB	`rgb(4, 14, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 56%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 71%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 36%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.25, -3.5, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.25, 3.67, 162.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.256, 0.36, 0.314)`
Decimal	`265737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040E09, 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 #040E09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040E09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.59:1	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 #040E09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040e09; }
.text { color: #040e09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040e09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 14 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040e09, #040e0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #040E09?: #040E09 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040E09?: The RGB value is 4, 14, 9: 4 red, 14 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040E09?: The complementary color is #0E0409, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040E09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.