What color is #041A17?

#041A17 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041A17?

The RGB value is 4, 26, 23: 4 red, 26 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041A17?

The complementary color is #1A0407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041A17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041A17 color

#041A17 rgb(4, 26, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #041A17 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 10.2% green and 9% blue (4, 26, 23).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 73% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#041A17 color codes

HEX	`#041A17`
RGB	`rgb(4, 26, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 10.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 73%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 85%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 12%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.46, -8.66, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.46, 8.68, 183.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.574, 0.826, 0.94)`
Decimal	`268823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041A17, 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 #041A17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041A17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #041A17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041a17; }
.text { color: #041a17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041a17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 26 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041a17, #04121a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #041A17?: #041A17 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041A17?: The RGB value is 4, 26, 23: 4 red, 26 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041A17?: The complementary color is #1A0407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041A17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.