What color is #060606?

#060606 is a black known as Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Metal?

The RGB value is 6, 6, 6: 6 red, 6 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Metal?

The complementary color is #060606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060606?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Metal color: hex code #060606

#060606 rgb(6, 6, 6)

Shades of black

Black Metal has the hex code #060606. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 2.4% green and 2.4% blue (6, 6, 6).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 98% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.26:1).

Black Metal (#060606) color codes

HEX	`#060606`
RGB	`rgb(6, 6, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 2.4%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.65, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.65, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.173, 0.182, 0.198)`
Decimal	`394758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Metal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #060606	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060606 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #060606 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060606; }
.text { color: #060606; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060606; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 6 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060606, #060606); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #060606 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #060606?: #060606 is a black known as Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Metal?: The RGB value is 6, 6, 6: 6 red, 6 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Metal?: The complementary color is #060606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060606?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.