#040a14

Color #040a14

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class gray-950 #030712 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#040a14

RGB

rgb(4, 10, 20)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 66.7%, 4.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 80%, 7.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(80%, 50%, 0%, 92.2%)

LAB

lab(2.65, 0.25, -5.49)

LCH

lch(2.65, 5.5, 272.61)

OKLCH

oklch(14.3%, 0.0251, 255.69)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 1.6%, 92.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#140e04

Analogous

#041214

#040a14

#060414

Triadic

#040a14

#14040a

#0a1404

Split-complementary

#040a14

#140604

#121404

Tetradic

#040a14

#0e0414

#140e04

#0a1404

Square

#040a14

#140412

#140e04

#041406

Shades

Color #040a14 mixed toward black.

#030811

#03070d

#02050a

#010307

#010203

Tints

Color #040a14 mixed toward white.

#112c57

#1f4d9b

#3471d7

#78a0e4

#bbd0f2

Tones

Color #040a14 mixed toward gray.

#050a13

#070b11

#080b10

#090b0f

#0b0c0d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.06:1

White text reads better on this background (19.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#070712 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#060611 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#041010 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#0a0a0a · ΔE 4.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #040a14;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040a14]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#040a14 (#040a14) is rgb(4, 10, 20) in RGB.

No, #040a14 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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