Colour

#040C0E

#040C0E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#040C0E is a cyan with RGB values 4, 12, 14 and HSL 192°, 56%, 4%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040C0E#040C0E

HEX#040C0E

RGBrgb(4, 12, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0471, 0.0549

RGB percentages1.6%, 4.7%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(192, 55.6%, 3.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(192, 71.4%, 5.5%)

CMYK71.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 94.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer265,230

CSS custom property--colour: #040C0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness10.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.74:1

Contrast with white19.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A

Inverted#FBF3F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0A0B0Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#090A0Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#020D0Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Dim grey · ΔE 41.6 Slate grey · ΔE 50.7 Gray · ΔE 50.7 Teal · ΔE 53.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.78, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0E0604

Analogous#040E0B, #04070E

Triadic#0E040C, #0C0E04

Split complementary#0E0407, #0E0B04

Tetradic#0B040E, #0E0604, #070E04

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#3194AD

Lighter +30%#267285

Lighter +20%#1B505D

Lighter +10%#0F2E36

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#020D10

Less saturated −25%#060B0C

Channel breakdown

G12

B14

Red4 (1.6%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue192°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness3.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 04 · G 0C · B 0E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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