What color is #041D1A?

#041D1A 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 #041D1A?

The RGB value is 4, 29, 26: 4 red, 29 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041D1A?

The complementary color is #1D0407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041D1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041D1A color

#041D1A rgb(4, 29, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #041D1A is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 11.4% green and 10.2% blue (4, 29, 26).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 76% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#041D1A color codes

HEX	`#041D1A`
RGB	`rgb(4, 29, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 11.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 76%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 86%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 10%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.82, -10.31, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.82, 10.35, 184.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.676, 0.979, 1.13)`
Decimal	`269594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041D1A, 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 #041D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #041D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041d1a; }
.text { color: #041d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 29 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041d1a, #04141d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #041D1A?: #041D1A 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 #041D1A?: The RGB value is 4, 29, 26: 4 red, 29 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041D1A?: The complementary color is #1D0407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041D1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.