What color is #060205?

#060205 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 #060205?

The RGB value is 6, 2, 5: 6 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060205?

The complementary color is #020603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060205?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060205 color

#060205 rgb(6, 2, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #060205 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 0.8% green and 2% blue (6, 2, 5).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 50% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 17% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.62:1).

#060205 color codes

HEX	`#060205`
RGB	`rgb(6, 2, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 50%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 67%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 17%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.84, 1.46, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.84, 1.65, 332.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.124, 0.093, 0.155)`
Decimal	`393733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060205, 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 #060205	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060205 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.62:1	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 #060205 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060205; }
.text { color: #060205; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060205; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 2 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060205, #060203); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #060205?: #060205 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 #060205?: The RGB value is 6, 2, 5: 6 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060205?: The complementary color is #020603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060205?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.