What color is #041406?

#041406 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041406?

The RGB value is 4, 20, 6: 4 red, 20 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041406?

The complementary color is #140412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041406?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041406 color

#041406 rgb(4, 20, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #041406 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 7.8% green and 2.4% blue (4, 20, 6).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 67% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.96:1).

#041406 color codes

HEX	`#041406`
RGB	`rgb(4, 20, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 7.8%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 67%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 80%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 70%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.87, -7.35, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.87, 8.72, 147.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.333, 0.539, 0.259)`
Decimal	`267270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041406, 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 #041406	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041406 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #041406 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041406; }
.text { color: #041406; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041406; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 20 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041406, #04140e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #041406?: #041406 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041406?: The RGB value is 4, 20, 6: 4 red, 20 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041406?: The complementary color is #140412, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041406?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.