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#040A0E closest to Black Knight

#040A0E is a very dark black; the closest named color is Black Knight. In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 3.9% green and 5.5% blue (rgb(4, 10, 14)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 56% saturation and 4% lightness, and in CMYK it is 71% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black. #040A0E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.91:1.

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Variations of #040A0E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

040A0E161D212B323642484C5A606373787B8D9294A9ACAEC5C7C8E1E3E3

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

040A0E0D1418181E2223292D2F35383C4043494C4F56595B646667727373

Hues

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

030B09030B0A030B0C030B0C040A0D040A0E050A0F05090F06090F07090F08080F

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#040A0E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

040A0E0E0804
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Split complementary

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

040A0E0E04050E0D04
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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.

040A0E0E040A0A0E04
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Tetradic

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

040A0E08040E0E08040A0E04
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#040A0E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #040A0E 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 #07090E
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #080A0E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #070A0E
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #07090E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #06090E
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #020B0B
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #030A0D
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #090909
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #08090A

#040A0E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.91:1 Super#040A0E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.05:1 Very poor#040A0E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#040A0E in CSS

/* Black Knight */
.color { color: #040A0E; }
.background { background-color: #040A0E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #040A0E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(4 10 14);
color: hsl(204 56% 4%);
color: oklch(0.139 0.015 232.1);

#040A0E FAQ

What color is #040A0E?

#040A0E is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Black Knight. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #040A0E?

#040A0E is rgb(4, 10, 14) in RGB, hsl(204, 56%, 4%) in HSL and cmyk(71%, 29%, 0%, 95%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #040A0E?

The complementary color of #040A0E is #0E0804, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #040A0E?

White text has the best contrast on #040A0E: 19.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #040A0E a warm or cool color?

#040A0E is a neutral color.