#040708
Black · very dark neutral
About #040708
#040708 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 2% red, 3% green and 3% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 50% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 97% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is virtually identical to Black (ΔE 2.0), with Onyx the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #080504 (black), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 20.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (20.21:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #040708?
#040708 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 2% red, 3% green and 3% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 50% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 97% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #040708?
Use white text. White on #040708 has a contrast ratio of 20.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #040708?
Its complementary colour is #080504, and analogous partners are #040807 and #040508.