What color is #043404?

#043404 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #043404?

The RGB value is 4, 52, 4: 4 red, 52 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #043404?

The complementary color is #340434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #043404?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#043404 color

#043404 rgb(4, 52, 4)

Shades of green

The hex color #043404 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 20.4% green and 1.6% blue (4, 52, 4).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 86% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#043404 color codes

HEX	`#043404`
RGB	`rgb(4, 52, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 20.4%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 86%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 92%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 0%, 92%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.88, -26.44, 23.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.88, 35.23, 138.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.3, 2.49, 0.527)`
Decimal	`275460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #043404, 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 #043404	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#043404 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #043404 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #043404; }
.text { color: #043404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #043404; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 52 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #043404, #04341c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #043404?: #043404 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #043404?: The RGB value is 4, 52, 4: 4 red, 52 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #043404?: The complementary color is #340434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #043404?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.