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#040604 closest to Black Metal

#040604 is a very dark black; the closest named color is Black Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 2.4% green and 1.6% blue (rgb(4, 6, 4)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 20% saturation and 2% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 98% black. #040604 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.33:1.

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Variations of #040604

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#040604 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#040604 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #040604 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #060504
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #060604
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #060604
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #060504
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #050604
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #040605
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #040605
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #050505
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #050605

#040604 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.33:1 Super#040604 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.03:1 Very poor#040604 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#040604 in CSS

/* Black Metal */
.color { color: #040604; }
.background { background-color: #040604; }
.border { border: 1px solid #040604; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(4 6 4);
color: hsl(120 20% 2%);
color: oklch(0.117 0.009 145.0);

#040604 FAQ

What color is #040604?

#040604 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Black Metal. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #040604?

#040604 is rgb(4, 6, 4) in RGB, hsl(120, 20%, 2%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 98%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #040604?

The complementary color of #040604 is #060406, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #040604?

White text has the best contrast on #040604: 20.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #040604 a warm or cool color?

#040604 is a neutral color.