What color is #04101B?

#04101B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04101B?

The RGB value is 4, 16, 27: 4 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04101B?

The complementary color is #1B0F04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04101B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04101B color

#04101B rgb(4, 16, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #04101B is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 6.3% green and 10.6% blue (4, 16, 27).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 74% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#04101B color codes

HEX	`#04101B`
RGB	`rgb(4, 16, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 6.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 74%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 85%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 41%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.3, -0.77, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.3, 8.35, 264.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.433, 0.475, 1.106)`
Decimal	`266267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04101B, 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 #04101B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04101B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #04101B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04101b; }
.text { color: #04101b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04101b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 16 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04101b, #04051b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #04101B?: #04101B is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04101B?: The RGB value is 4, 16, 27: 4 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04101B?: The complementary color is #1B0F04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04101B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.