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#040606 color: Black Metal

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180°
100%

OKLCH

11.9%
0.005
196°
  • ≈ Black
  • Black
  • Very dark
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • zinc-950
  • Black 98%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text20.31:1 · AALc -108
Black text1.03:1 · Below AALc 0

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About #040606

#040606 is a black color. In OKLCH it has 11.9% lightness, 0.005 chroma and a hue of 196°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 20.31:1 contrast and black text 1.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is zinc-950.

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Lighter: #040606 mixed with white

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  2. 151818
  3. 2a2d2d
  4. 414444
  5. 595c5c
  6. 727575
  7. 8d8f8f
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  9. c4c5c5
  10. e1e2e2

Darker: #040606 mixed with black

  1. 040606
  2. 030404
  3. 020303
  4. 010202
  5. 010101
  6. 000101
  7. 000000
  8. 000000
  9. 000000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #040606 with less saturation

  1. 040606
  2. 040606
  3. 040606
  4. 040606
  5. 050606
  6. 050606
  7. 050606
  8. 050606
  9. 050606
  10. 050606