What color is #04050E?

#04050E is a very dark low-chroma blue-gray with a subtle blue cast. In RGB it is rgb(4, 5, 14), and in HSL hsl(234, 56%, 4%).

Is #04050E accessible as text?

On white, #04050E has a contrast ratio of 20.32:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.03:1 (fails). For text placed on #04050E, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #04050E?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is gray-950 (#030712).

What colors go well with #04050E?

As a neutral, #04050E pairs cleanly with white, off-white and light grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a dark surface or high-contrast base and let the accent carry the color.

Is #04050E the same as CSS black?

No — #04050E is not the CSS named color black, but black (#000000) is the closest CSS named color.

#04050E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #04050E

Not just a swatch — here's how #04050E works with other colors. Named schemes with #04050E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #04050E Secondary #7F4534 Surface #EED7C2 Accent #365247 Anchor #582239

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #04050E Surface #F2E8DD Highlight #F8F0E7 Secondary #BEADA2 Ink #2C2724

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #04050E Anchor #141210 Accent #DC9759 Secondary #262833 Surface #F3ECE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Moody Editorial Color · 5 colors

Color #04050E Anchor #2A2A2E Secondary #6E6E74 Surface #EEE5DB Accent #000001

Jet Black adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Jet Black.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F8F4EF Accent #04050E Secondary #232428 Support #9D9088 Ink #18140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #04050E actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 45/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 14/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 83/100

Very high

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 15/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 80/100

Very high

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 9/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 3/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 70/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 96/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #04050E

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People also use #04050E with

Graphite Jet Black Gainsboro Prussian Blue

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 20.3:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #BABEE2 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #070410 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #04050E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #04050E;
  --color-base-rgb: 4 5 14;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(12.0% 0.023 275.5);
  --color-50: #F3F4FC;
  --color-100: #DFE1F7;
  --color-200: #BFC4ED;
  --color-300: #939BDC;
  --color-400: #6B74C7;
  --color-500: #4953AC;
  --color-600: #3E4584;
  --color-700: #31355E;
  --color-800: #23263E;
  --color-900: #171926;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#F3F4FC',
    100: '#DFE1F7',
    200: '#BFC4ED',
    300: '#939BDC',
    400: '#6B74C7',
    500: '#4953AC',
    600: '#3E4584',
    700: '#31355E',
    800: '#23263E',
    900: '#171926',
  },
}

$base: #04050E;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F3F4FC;
$base-100: #DFE1F7;
$base-200: #BFC4ED;
$base-300: #939BDC;
$base-400: #6B74C7;
$base-500: #4953AC;
$base-600: #3E4584;
$base-700: #31355E;
$base-800: #23263E;
$base-900: #171926;
$base-hover: #04050D;
$base-subtle: #969DD5;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#04050E",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F3F4FC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DFE1F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BFC4ED",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#939BDC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#6B74C7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#4953AC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#3E4584",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#31355E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#23263E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#171926",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #04050E

Color Lab

Pairs with #04050E

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