Colour

#040404

#040404
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#040404 is a near-black with RGB values 4, 4, 4 and HSL 0°, 0%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#040404#040404

HEX#040404

RGBrgb(4, 4, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0157, 0.0157

RGB percentages1.6%, 1.6%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 1.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 1.6%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 98.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer263,172

CSS custom property--colour: #040404;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.5:1

Contrast with white20.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#040404

Inverted#FBFBFB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#040404no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#040404no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#040404no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 1.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6 Dim grey · ΔE 43.3 Gray · ΔE 52.5 Slate grey · ΔE 52.9 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 1.1, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#040404

Analogous#040404, #040404

Triadic#040404, #040404

Split complementary#040404, #040404

Tetradic#040404, #040404, #040404

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6A6A6A

Lighter +30%#515151

Lighter +20%#373737

Lighter +10%#1D1D1D

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#050303

Less saturated −25%#040404

Channel breakdown

Red4 (1.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)0%

Lightness1.57%

Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)

Hex per channelR 04 · G 04 · B 04

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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