Colour
#040606
- #040606
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#040606 is a cyan with RGB values 4, 6, 6 and HSL 180°, 20%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#040606#040606
HEX#040606
RGBrgb(4, 6, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.0235, 0.0235
RGB percentages1.6%, 2.4%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(180, 20%, 2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 33.3%, 2.4%)
CMYK33.3%, 0%, 0%, 97.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer263,686
CSS custom property--colour: #040606;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness5.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.31:1
Contrast with white20.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#FBF9F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#060404
Analogous#040605, #040506
Triadic#060406, #060604
Split complementary#060405, #060504
Tetradic#050406, #060404, #050604
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R4
G6
B6
Red4 (1.6%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness1.96%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 04 · G 06 · B 06
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