Information about #040100 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#040100 presents itself as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange — one that sits very close to black. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Black (#000000). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nicalis Black (#080000) and Fashion Black (#060403).
The recipe behind #040100 is rgb(4, 1, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #040100 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 20.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:98), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#040100 color variations
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#040100 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#040100 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#040100 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#040100 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#040100 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #040100 color
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Nearest named colors to #040100
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#000000
#080000
#060403
#0B0802
#080808
#0D0009
#050B0B
#0C090A
#0B0B0B
#0B0010
#0B0F08
#031205
#040100 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#040100
- RGB4, 1, 0
- CMYK0, 1, 2, 98
- CSSrgb(4, 1, 0)
- HSL15°, 100%, 1%
- HSL Precise15°, 100%, 0.784%
- HSV15°, 100%, 2%
- HSB15°, 100%, 2%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.004, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.004, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.004, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID040100
- DECIMAL ID262400
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
