What color is #041804?

#041804 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041804?

The RGB value is 4, 24, 4: 4 red, 24 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041804?

The complementary color is #180418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041804?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041804 color

#041804 rgb(4, 24, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #041804 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 9.4% green and 1.6% blue (4, 24, 4).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 71% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#041804 color codes

HEX	`#041804`
RGB	`rgb(4, 24, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 9.4%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 71%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 83%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 83%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.21, -10.45, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.21, 12.85, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.399, 0.688, 0.227)`
Decimal	`268292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041804, 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 #041804	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041804 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	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 #041804 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041804; }
.text { color: #041804; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041804; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 24 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041804, #04180e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #041804?: #041804 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041804?: The RGB value is 4, 24, 4: 4 red, 24 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041804?: The complementary color is #180418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041804?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.