#040808

Color #040808

A muted very dark cyan.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 2.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-950 #090b0c · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#040808

RGB

rgb(4, 8, 8)

HSL

hsl(180, 33.3%, 2.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 50%, 3.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 0%, 0%, 96.9%)

LAB

lab(1.96, -1.05, -0.37)

LCH

lch(1.96, 1.11, 199.41)

OKLCH

oklch(12.8%, 0.009, 196.21)

HWB

hwb(180, 1.6%, 96.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#080404

Analogous

#040806

#040808

#040608

Triadic

#040808

#080408

#080804

Split-complementary

#040808

#080406

#080604

Tetradic

#040808

#040408

#080404

#080804

Square

#040808

#060408

#080404

#060804

Shades

Color #040808 mixed toward black.

#030707

#030505

#020404

#010303

#010101

Tints

Color #040808 mixed toward white.

#203f3f

#3b7777

#59acac

#90c8c8

#c8e3e3

Tones

Color #040808 mixed toward gray.

#040808

#050707

#060606

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

20.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.04:1

White text reads better on this background (20.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#060608 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#060508 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#040808 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#070707 · ΔE 1.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #040808;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040808]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#040808 (#040808) is rgb(4, 8, 8) in RGB.

No, #040808 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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