What color is #060005?

#060005 is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060005?

The RGB value is 6, 0, 5: 6 red, 0 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060005?

The complementary color is #000601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060005?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060005 color

#060005 rgb(6, 0, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #060005 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 0% green and 2% blue (6, 0, 5).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 100% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 17% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.79:1).

#060005 color codes

HEX	`#060005`
RGB	`rgb(6, 0, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 100%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 100%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 17%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.45, 2.26, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.45, 2.63, 329.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.102, 0.05, 0.148)`
Decimal	`393221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060005, 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 #060005	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060005 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	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 #060005 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060005; }
.text { color: #060005; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060005; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 0 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060005, #060002); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #060005?: #060005 is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060005?: The RGB value is 6, 0, 5: 6 red, 0 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060005?: The complementary color is #000601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060005?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.