What color is #041A31?

#041A31 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041A31?

The RGB value is 4, 26, 49: 4 red, 26 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041A31?

The complementary color is #311B04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041A31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041A31 color

#041A31 rgb(4, 26, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #041A31 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 10.2% green and 19.2% blue (4, 26, 49).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 85% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#041A31 color codes

HEX	`#041A31`
RGB	`rgb(4, 26, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 10.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 85%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 92%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 47%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.88, 1.36, -17.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.88, 17.86, 274.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.974, 0.986, 3.044)`
Decimal	`268849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041A31, 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 #041A31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041A31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #041A31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041a31; }
.text { color: #041a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041a31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 26 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041a31, #040431); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #041A31?: #041A31 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041A31?: The RGB value is 4, 26, 49: 4 red, 26 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041A31?: The complementary color is #311B04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041A31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.