#010406

Closest named color: Almost Black (#070D0D). oklch(10.1% 0.013 227.7), rgb(1, 4, 6).

White text reads best on this color (20.56:1).

About this color

#010406 is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 10%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Almost Black (#070D0D), ΔE 0.052 away. White text reads best on it, at 20.56:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very dark (10%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.013)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Almost Black (#070D0D)
Black text	1.02:1
White text	20.56:1

Values

HEX	#010406
RGB	rgb(1, 4, 6)
HSL	hsl(204, 71%, 1%)
OKLCH	oklch(10.1% 0.013 227.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #010406	20.56:1	AAA	Lc -107.9	Preferred for body text
Black text on #010406	1.02:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#010406 text on white	20.56:1	AAA	Lc 106.0	Preferred for body text
#010406 text on black	1.02:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F6

oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E7EAEC

oklch(93.5% 0.004 236.5)
Step 200
200

#D3DADE

oklch(88.4% 0.009 232.4)
Step 300
300

#B7C3C9

oklch(81% 0.016 229)
Step 400
400

#91A4AD

oklch(70.7% 0.025 227.9)
Step 500
500

#758E99

oklch(63.1% 0.033 226.4)
Step 600
600

#5E7884

oklch(55.7% 0.035 227.8)
Step 700
700

#4D6570

oklch(49.2% 0.034 227.7)
Step 800
800

#3F525B

oklch(42.6% 0.028 228.5)
Step 900
900

#36444B

oklch(37.7% 0.022 229.7)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#010406

oklch(10.1% 0.013 227.7)

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#010406 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#030406	0.009
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#020306	0.009
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#000505	0.010
Achromatopsia (no color)	#040404	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #010406, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #010406 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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