What color is #041908?

#041908 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 #041908?

The RGB value is 4, 25, 8: 4 red, 25 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041908?

The complementary color is #190415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041908?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041908 color

#041908 rgb(4, 25, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #041908 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 9.8% green and 3.1% blue (4, 25, 8).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 72% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 90% 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 18.3:1).

#041908 color codes

HEX	`#041908`
RGB	`rgb(4, 25, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 9.8%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 72%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 84%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 68%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.67, -10.67, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.67, 12.5, 148.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.441, 0.739, 0.349)`
Decimal	`268552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041908, 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 #041908	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041908 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #041908 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041908; }
.text { color: #041908; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041908; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 25 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041908, #041913); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #041908?: #041908 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 #041908?: The RGB value is 4, 25, 8: 4 red, 25 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041908?: The complementary color is #190415, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041908?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.