What color is #04201B?

#04201B 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 #04201B?

The RGB value is 4, 32, 27: 4 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #04201B?

The complementary color is #200409, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #04201B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#04201B color

#04201B rgb(4, 32, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #04201B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 12.5% green and 10.6% blue (4, 32, 27).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 78% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 87% 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 17.11:1).

#04201B color codes

HEX	`#04201B`
RGB	`rgb(4, 32, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 12.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 78%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 88%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 16%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.09, -12.19, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.09, 12.19, 178.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.764, 1.138, 1.216)`
Decimal	`270363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #04201B, 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 #04201B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#04201B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #04201B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #04201b; }
.text { color: #04201b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04201b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 32 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #04201b, #041720); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #04201B?: #04201B 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 #04201B?: The RGB value is 4, 32, 27: 4 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #04201B?: The complementary color is #200409, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #04201B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.