What color is #041010?

#041010 is a black, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041010?

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

What is the complementary color of #041010?

The complementary color is #100404, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041010 color

#041010 rgb(4, 16, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #041010 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 60% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.32:1).

#041010 color codes

HEX	`#041010`
RGB	`rgb(4, 16, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 6.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 60%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 75%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.92, -3.42, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.92, 3.62, 199.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.329, 0.434, 0.557)`
Decimal	`266256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041010, 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 #041010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #041010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041010; }
.text { color: #041010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 16 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041010, #040a10); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #041010?: #041010 is a black, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041010?: The RGB value is 4, 16, 16: 4 red, 16 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041010?: The complementary color is #100404, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.