What color is #041002?

#041002 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041002?

The RGB value is 4, 16, 2: 4 red, 16 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041002?

The complementary color is #0E0210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041002?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041002 color

#041002 rgb(4, 16, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #041002 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 6.3% green and 0.8% blue (4, 16, 2).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 78% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#041002 color codes

HEX	`#041002`
RGB	`rgb(4, 16, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 6.3%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 78%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 88%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 88%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.62, -5.51, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.62, 7.12, 140.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.246, 0.401, 0.122)`
Decimal	`266242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041002, 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 #041002	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041002 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #041002 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041002; }
.text { color: #041002; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041002; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 16 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041002, #021007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #041002?: #041002 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041002?: The RGB value is 4, 16, 2: 4 red, 16 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041002?: The complementary color is #0E0210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041002?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.