#000405 Color

#000405 is rgb(0, 4, 5) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 1%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 98%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vantablack (#000100), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#000405

HEX#000405

RGBrgb(0, 4, 5)

HSLhsl(192, 100%, 1%)

HSVhsv(192, 100%, 2%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 98%)

OKLCHoklch(9.8% 0.017 208)

LABlab(0.87% -0.98 -0.77)

LCHlch(0.87% 1.25 218.07)

What #000405 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #000405, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vantablack#000100ΔE 1.39 Registration Black#000200ΔE 1.44 Black#000000ΔE 1.52 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 1.82 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 2.25 Smoky Black#100C08ΔE 4.33

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#000405 Channel Values

How #000405 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 4 · B 5	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 192° · S 100% · L 1%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 192° · S 100% · V 2%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 98%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.6:1 vs white · 1.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #000405 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With #000405

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #000405; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #000405

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #000405 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#000405

Protanopia#030305

Protanomaly#020405

Deuteranopia#030305

Deuteranomaly#020305

Tritanopia#000404

Tritanomaly#000404

Achromatopsia#030303

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Using #000405 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-000405: #000405;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #000405;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-000405': '#000405' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.016, blue: 0.020)

Android XML<color name="color_000405">#000405</color>

SVG fillfill="#000405"

More Teal Colors

#000405 sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003838 ecf7f9 003b46 ebffff 006666 0099cc 00f0f0 0d3f3f 197194 24ffff 367588 536872 74d4ff 8fffff b1f1ee d1f4ff

#000405 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #000405?

#000405 is a darkest teal — rgb(0, 4, 5) in RGB and hsl(192, 100%, 1%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vantablack (#000100), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.39.

What is the RGB value of #000405?

#000405 is rgb(0, 4, 5) — red 0, green 4, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #000405?

#000405 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 98%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #000405 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #000405 scores 20.6:1 against white and 1.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #000405 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #000405 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 1.52, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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