What color is #060201?

#060201 is a black, closest to the named color Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060201?

The RGB value is 6, 2, 1: 6 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060201?

The complementary color is #010506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060201 color

#060201 rgb(6, 2, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #060201 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 0.8% green and 0.4% blue (6, 2, 1).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 71% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 83% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Liquorice (#0A0502), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.65:1).

#060201 color codes

HEX	`#060201`
RGB	`rgb(6, 2, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0.8%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 71%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 83%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 83%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.76, 0.91, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.76, 1.17, 39.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.102, 0.084, 0.04)`
Decimal	`393729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060201, 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 #060201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	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 #060201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060201; }
.text { color: #060201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 2 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060201, #060501); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #060201?: #060201 is a black, closest to the named color Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060201?: The RGB value is 6, 2, 1: 6 red, 2 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060201?: The complementary color is #010506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.