What color is #040F24?

#040F24 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #040F24?

The RGB value is 4, 15, 36: 4 red, 15 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #040F24?

The complementary color is #241904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #040F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#040F24 color

#040F24 rgb(4, 15, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #040F24 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.9% green and 14.1% blue (4, 15, 36).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 80% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#040F24 color codes

HEX	`#040F24`
RGB	`rgb(4, 15, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 5.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 80%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 89%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 58%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.47, 2.82, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.47, 15.31, 280.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.539, 0.495, 1.736)`
Decimal	`266020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #040F24, 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 #040F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#040F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #040F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #040f24; }
.text { color: #040f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #040f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 15 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #040f24, #090424); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #040F24?: #040F24 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #040F24?: The RGB value is 4, 15, 36: 4 red, 15 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #040F24?: The complementary color is #241904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #040F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.