Midnight Moss Color
Midnight Moss is a green color with hex code #041004. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with midnight moss, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Midnight Moss Color Values
What Does Midnight Moss Mean?
Midnight Moss belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Midnight Moss adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Midnight Moss is classified as a green (nearest centroid: blackish green, #1A2421).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Midnight Moss
Midnight Moss and #100410 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #0A1004 and #04100A, which sit beside midnight moss on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair midnight moss with triadic partners #040410 and #100404. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Gordons Green —
#0B1107(Delta E 2) - Black Forest —
#0B1304(Delta E 2) - Marshland —
#0B0F08(Delta E 3) - Green Waterloo —
#101405(Delta E 3) - Black Bean —
#081910(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #041004; }
.background { background-color: #041004; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041004; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #04100440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for midnight moss?
Midnight Moss has the hex code #041004. In RGB notation it is rgb(4, 16, 4), in HSL it is hsl(120, 60%, 4%), and its OKLCH value is 0.156, 0.034, 143.7.
What does the color midnight moss mean?
Green-family colors like midnight moss carry distinct psychological associations. Midnight Moss belongs to the green family of colors. Green asks less of the eye than any other family, which is why long reading sessions feel easier on green-tinted backgrounds. The associations run to nature, health, and money, and compared with most hues they hold remarkably steady across cultures. Being on the dark side, Midnight Moss adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with midnight moss?
Midnight Moss has three easy routes: its complement #100410 for punch, its neighbors #0A1004 and #04100A for something calmer, or triadic partners #040410 and #100404 when you want energy.
Is midnight moss a standard web color?
No — Midnight Moss is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #041004 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make midnight moss lighter or darker?
To lighten midnight moss, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #BEEFBE (lightest tint) to #010401 (darkest shade).
About Midnight Moss
Midnight Moss is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #041004 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.