Recognised as Colour
#040004
- #040004
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#040004 is a magenta with RGB values 4, 0, 4 and HSL 300°, 100%, 1%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#040004#040004
HEX#040004
RGBrgb(4, 0, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0, 0.0157
RGB percentages1.6%, 0%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(300, 100%, 0.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 100%, 1.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 0%, 98.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer262,148
CSS custom property--colour: #040004;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness2.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.86:1
Contrast with white20.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#010101
Inverted#FBFFFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000400
Analogous#020004, #040002
Triadic#040400, #000404
Split complementary#020400, #000402
Tetradic#040200, #000400, #000204
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G0
B4
Red4 (1.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness0.78%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 00 · B 04
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