What color is #040F02?

#040F02 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040F02?

The RGB value is 4, 15, 2: 4 red, 15 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040F02?

The complementary color is #0D020F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040F02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040F02 color

#040F02 rgb(4, 15, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #040F02 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.9% green and 0.8% blue (4, 15, 2).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 76% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

#040F02 color codes

HEX	`#040F02`
RGB	`rgb(4, 15, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 76%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 87%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 87%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.36, -4.98, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.36, 6.46, 140.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.232, 0.372, 0.117)`
Decimal	`265986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040F02, 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 #040F02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040F02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	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 #040F02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040f02; }
.text { color: #040f02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040f02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 15 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040f02, #020f07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #040F02?: #040F02 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040F02?: The RGB value is 4, 15, 2: 4 red, 15 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040F02?: The complementary color is #0D020F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040F02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.