#040808#040808

#040808 is a very dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.002; OKLCH L 12.8% C 0.009 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 20.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#040808
RGB	rgb(4, 8, 8)
HSL	hsl(180, 33%, 2%)
HSV	hsv(180, 50%, 3%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 0%, 0%, 96.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(1.96, -1.05, -0.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(1.96, 1.11, 199.37°)
OKLab	oklab(12.84% -0.0086 -0.0025)
OKLCH	oklch(12.84% 0.009 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(0.1807, 0.2170, 0.2620)
Luminance	0.0022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#040808 #080404

analogous

#040806 #040808 #040608

triadic

#040808 #080408 #080804

tetradic

#040808 #060408 #080404 #060804

square

#040808 #060408 #080404 #060804

split-complementary

#040808 #080406 #080604

monochromatic

#0A1414 #0A1414 #0A1414 #183131 #2D5A5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

20.13

#040808 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.04

#040808 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #040808

20.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##040808	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##040808	1.00	20.13	1.04	20.13
#FFFFFF	20.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	20.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#070808

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#070708

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#030808

Achromatopsia (no color)

#070707

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #040808;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 8, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(12.8% 0.009 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#484a4a',
    500: '#040808',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #040808;
$custom-light: #484a4a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#040808",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 8,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 2.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.12841,
    "c": 0.00898,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.00217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#040808

secondary

#402828

accent

#5E5EC9

background

#F4F4F4

surface

#E6E7E7

border

#C2C3C3

text

#000101

muted

#777777

Preview Lab

Preview with #040808

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

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