#040e15

Color #040e15

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class gray-950 #030712 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#040e15

RGB

rgb(4, 14, 21)

HSL

hsl(204.7, 68%, 4.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.7, 81%, 8.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(81%, 33.3%, 0%, 91.8%)

LAB

lab(3.56, -1.31, -4.84)

LCH

lch(3.56, 5.01, 254.86)

OKLCH

oklch(15.7%, 0.0225, 237.16)

HWB

hwb(204.7, 1.6%, 91.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#150b04

Analogous

#041513

#040e15

#040515

Triadic

#040e15

#15040e

#0e1504

Split-complementary

#040e15

#150405

#151304

Tetradic

#040e15

#0b0415

#150b04

#0e1504

Square

#040e15

#130415

#150b04

#051504

Shades

Color #040e15 mixed toward black.

#030c11

#03090e

#02070a

#010507

#010203

Tints

Color #040e15 mixed toward white.

#113b59

#1e699d

#3394d8

#77b8e5

#bbdbf2

Tones

Color #040e15 mixed toward gray.

#050e14

#070d12

#080d11

#0a0d0f

#0b0d0e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.08:1

White text reads better on this background (19.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#090913 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#080713 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#051212 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#0d0d0d · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #040e15;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#040e15]

Related colors

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#040e15 (#040e15) is rgb(4, 14, 21) in RGB.

No, #040e15 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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