Information about #040404 color

#040404 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #040404 is classified in the Register under the Greyscale Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(4, 4, 4) (1.6% red, 1.6% green, 1.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 98 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #040404 reads as a muted, almost neutral deep charcoal and lives deep in the shadows. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fashion Black (#060403). Nearby in the Register you will also find Black (#000000) and Vampire Black (#080808).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (4 each), placing #040404 exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. On this background, white text reaches a 20.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:98) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#040404 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#040404 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Reserved

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#373737

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Dim Gray

#696969
#9B9B9B

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Very Light Grey

#CDCDCD
White

#FFFFFF

#040404 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Reserved

#040404
#040404

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#030303

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#020202

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#010101

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Black

#000000

#040404 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Reserved

#040404
#1D1D1D

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#363636

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#4E4E4E

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Granite Gray

#676767
Grey

#808080

Why this page shows fewer blocks

#040404 belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, and greyscale colors have no hue. Hue is an angle on the color wheel, and that angle only exists when a color leans toward one primary more than the others. Here all three channels are equal (R = G = B), so there is nothing to lean and no angle to measure.

Everything built on rotating that angle therefore has nothing to rotate. A complementary color is the hue 180° away — for a grey, that is the same grey. The same goes for analogous, triadic, tetradic and square harmonies. Rather than show seven identical swatches, the register leaves the Hues variation strip and the whole Harmonies section out.

What remains is everything that depends on lightness rather than hue. Tints, shades and tones still work, because they move the color up and down the scale instead of around the wheel. So do the nearest named colors, the conversions and the adjacent color codes.

How the register classifies colors · All greyscale colors in the register

Nearest named colors to #040404

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Fashion Black color link
Fashion Black

#060403

Black color link
Black

#000000

Vampire Black color link
Vampire Black

#080808

Nicalis Black color link
Nicalis Black

#080000

Black Eyes color link
Black Eyes

#0B0802

Bobos color link
Bobos

#050B0B

Licejus color link
Licejus

#0D0009

Night color link
Night

#0C090A

Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir color link
Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir

#0B0B0B

Luxury Black color link
Luxury Black

#060D0D

Almost Black color link
Almost Black

#070D0D

Marshland color link
Marshland

#0B0F08

#040404 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#040404
  • RGB4, 4, 4
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 98
  • CSSrgb(4, 4, 4)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 2%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 1.569%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 2%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 2%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.016, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.016, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.016, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID040404
  • DECIMAL ID263172
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers63 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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