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#040F11 closest to Black Wash

#040F11 is a very dark black; the closest named color is Black Wash. In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 5.9% green and 6.7% blue (rgb(4, 15, 17)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 62% saturation and 4% lightness, and in CMYK it is 76% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black. #040F11 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.42:1.

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Variations of #040F11

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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#040F11 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

040F11110604
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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.

040F1111040F0F1104
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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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#040F11 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #040F11 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0B0C11
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0D0E11
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0B0E11
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0B0C11
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #090D11
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #011010
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #030F10
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #0D0D0D
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #0B0E0E

#040F11 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.42:1 Super#040F11 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.08:1 Very poor#040F11 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#040F11 in CSS

/* Black Wash */
.color { color: #040F11; }
.background { background-color: #040F11; }
.border { border: 1px solid #040F11; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(4 15 17);
color: hsl(189 62% 4%);
color: oklch(0.158 0.018 208.9);

#040F11 FAQ

What color is #040F11?

#040F11 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Black Wash. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #040F11?

#040F11 is rgb(4, 15, 17) in RGB, hsl(189, 62%, 4%) in HSL and cmyk(76%, 12%, 0%, 93%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #040F11?

The complementary color of #040F11 is #110604, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #040F11?

White text has the best contrast on #040F11: 19.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #040F11 a warm or cool color?

#040F11 is a neutral color.