#040809
Black · very dark neutral
About #040809
With the hex code #040809, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 2% red, 3% green and 4% blue, while a printer would mix 56% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Black — a ΔE of 2.3 — followed by Onyx. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #090504, a black shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 20.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (20.12:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #040809
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How #040809 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #040809?
With the hex code #040809, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 2% red, 3% green and 4% blue, while a printer would mix 56% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #040809?
Use white text. White on #040809 has a contrast ratio of 20.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #040809?
Its complementary colour is #090504, and analogous partners are #040908 and #040509.