#040505#040505

#040505 is a very dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.001; OKLCH L 11.3% C 0.003 H 196.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040505
RGB	rgb(4, 5, 5)
HSL	hsl(180, 11%, 2%)
HSV	hsv(180, 20%, 2%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 98%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.31, -0.26, -0.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.31, 0.28, 199.50°)
OKLab	oklab(11.29% -0.0027 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(11.29% 0.003 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(0.1317, 0.1453, 0.1647)
Luminance	0.0014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040505 #050404

analogous

#040505 #040505 #040505

triadic

#040505 #050405 #050504

tetradic

#040505 #050405 #050404 #050504

square

#040505 #050405 #050404 #050504

split-complementary

#040505 #050405 #050504

monochromatic

#0E1111 #0E1111 #0E1111 #1F2727 #3A4949

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.41

#040505 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.03

#040505 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040505

20.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040505	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040505	1.00	20.41	1.03	20.41
#FFFFFF	20.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#050505

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#050505

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#040505

Achromatopsia (no color)

#050505

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040505;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 5, 5);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(11.3% 0.003 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484949',
    500: '#040505',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040505;
$custom-light: #484949;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040505",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 5
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 1.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.11293,
    "c": 0.00285,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040505

secondary

#362E2E

accent

#7474B4

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E6E6

border

#C2C2C2

text

#000000

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #040505

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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