What color is #04142C?

#04142C is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #04142C?

The RGB value is 4, 20, 44: 4 red, 20 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04142C?

The complementary color is #2C1C04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04142C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04142C color

#04142C rgb(4, 20, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #04142C is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 7.8% green and 17.3% blue (4, 20, 44).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 83% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#04142C color codes

HEX	`#04142C`
RGB	`rgb(4, 20, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 7.8%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 83%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 91%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 55%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.39, 3.35, -18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.39, 18.38, 280.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.755, 0.708, 2.479)`
Decimal	`267308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04142C, 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 #04142C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04142C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #04142C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04142c; }
.text { color: #04142c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04142c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 20 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04142c, #08042c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #04142C?: #04142C is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #04142C?: The RGB value is 4, 20, 44: 4 red, 20 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04142C?: The complementary color is #2C1C04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04142C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.