What color is #021106?

#021106 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021106?

The RGB value is 2, 17, 6: 2 red, 17 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021106?

The complementary color is #11020D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021106?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021106 color

#021106 rgb(2, 17, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #021106 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 6.7% green and 2.4% blue (2, 17, 6).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 79% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#021106 color codes

HEX	`#021106`
RGB	`rgb(2, 17, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 6.7%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 79%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 88%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 65%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.86, -6.04, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.86, 6.84, 152.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.258, 0.427, 0.241)`
Decimal	`135430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021106, 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 #021106	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021106 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #021106 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021106; }
.text { color: #021106; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021106; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 17 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021106, #02110d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #021106?: #021106 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021106?: The RGB value is 2, 17, 6: 2 red, 17 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021106?: The complementary color is #11020D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021106?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.