What color is #000602?

#000602 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000602?

The RGB value is 0, 6, 2: 0 red, 6 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000602?

The complementary color is #060004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000602?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000602 color

#000602 rgb(0, 6, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #000602 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 2.4% green and 0.8% blue (0, 6, 2).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 100% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.45:1).

#000602 color codes

HEX	`#000602`
RGB	`rgb(0, 6, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 2.4%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 100%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 100%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 67%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.22, -2.13, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.22, 2.33, 155.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.076, 0.135, 0.079)`
Decimal	`1538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000602, 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 #000602	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000602 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #000602 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000602; }
.text { color: #000602; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000602; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 6 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000602, #000605); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #000602?: #000602 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000602?: The RGB value is 0, 6, 2: 0 red, 6 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000602?: The complementary color is #060004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000602?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.