What color is #0A040E?

#0A040E is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A040E?

The RGB value is 10, 4, 14: 10 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A040E?

The complementary color is #080E04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A040E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A040E color

#0A040E rgb(10, 4, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A040E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 1.6% green and 5.5% blue (10, 4, 14).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 56% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.26:1).

#0A040E color codes

HEX	`#0A040E`
RGB	`rgb(10, 4, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 1.6%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 56%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 71%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 71%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.65, 3.02, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.65, 4.56, 311.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.248, 0.183, 0.438)`
Decimal	`656398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A040E, 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 #0A040E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A040E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #0A040E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a040e; }
.text { color: #0a040e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a040e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 4 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a040e, #0e040d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A040E?: #0A040E is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A040E?: The RGB value is 10, 4, 14: 10 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A040E?: The complementary color is #080E04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A040E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.