What color is #041E21?

#041E21 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #041E21?

The RGB value is 4, 30, 33: 4 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #041E21?

The complementary color is #210704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #041E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#041E21 color

#041E21 rgb(4, 30, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #041E21 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 11.8% green and 12.9% blue (4, 30, 33).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 78% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#041E21 color codes

HEX	`#041E21`
RGB	`rgb(4, 30, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 11.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 78%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 88%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 9%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.51, -8.7, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.51, 10.04, 209.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.789, 1.064, 1.602)`
Decimal	`269857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #041E21, 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 #041E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#041E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #041E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #041e21; }
.text { color: #041e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 30 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #041e21, #040f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #041E21?: #041E21 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #041E21?: The RGB value is 4, 30, 33: 4 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #041E21?: The complementary color is #210704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #041E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.