What color is #040E0D?

#040E0D is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040E0D?

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

What is the complementary color of #040E0D?

The complementary color is #0E0405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040E0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040E0D color

#040E0D rgb(4, 14, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #040E0D is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 174°, with 56% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#040E0D color codes

HEX	`#040E0D`
RGB	`rgb(4, 14, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.5%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 56%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 71%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.33, -2.91, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.33, 2.95, 189.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.28, 0.369, 0.437)`
Decimal	`265741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040E0D, 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 #040E0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040E0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	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 #040E0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040e0d; }
.text { color: #040e0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040e0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 14 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040e0d, #040a0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #040E0D?: #040E0D is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040E0D?: The RGB value is 4, 14, 13: 4 red, 14 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040E0D?: The complementary color is #0E0405, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040E0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.