What color is #060128?

#060128 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060128?

The RGB value is 6, 1, 40: 6 red, 1 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060128?

The complementary color is #232801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060128?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060128 color

#060128 rgb(6, 1, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #060128 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 0.4% green and 15.7% blue (6, 1, 40).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.14:1).

#060128 color codes

HEX	`#060128`
RGB	`rgb(6, 1, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 98%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 98%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.93, 10.89, -22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.93, 24.6, 296.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.469, 0.214, 2.024)`
Decimal	`393512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060128, 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 #060128	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060128 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.14:1	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 #060128 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060128; }
.text { color: #060128; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060128; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 1 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060128, #190128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #060128?: #060128 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060128?: The RGB value is 6, 1, 40: 6 red, 1 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060128?: The complementary color is #232801, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060128?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.