What color is #041008?

#041008 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041008?

The RGB value is 4, 16, 8: 4 red, 16 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041008?

The complementary color is #10040C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041008 color

#041008 rgb(4, 16, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #041008 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 6.3% green and 3.1% blue (4, 16, 8).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 60% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#041008 color codes

HEX	`#041008`
RGB	`rgb(4, 16, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 6.3%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 60%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 75%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 50%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.74, -4.68, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.74, 5.18, 154.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.279, 0.414, 0.295)`
Decimal	`266248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041008, 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 #041008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	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 #041008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041008; }
.text { color: #041008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 16 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041008, #04100e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #041008?: #041008 is a black, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041008?: The RGB value is 4, 16, 8: 4 red, 16 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041008?: The complementary color is #10040C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.