What color is #060211?

#060211 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060211?

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

What is the complementary color of #060211?

The complementary color is #0D1102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060211 color

#060211 rgb(6, 2, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #060211 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 256°, with 79% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.5:1).

#060211 color codes

HEX	`#060211`
RGB	`rgb(6, 2, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 79%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 88%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 88%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.11, 3.34, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.11, 6.75, 299.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.198, 0.123, 0.543)`
Decimal	`393745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060211, 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 #060211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.5:1	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 #060211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060211; }
.text { color: #060211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 2 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060211, #0d0211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #060211?: #060211 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060211?: The RGB value is 6, 2, 17: 6 red, 2 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060211?: The complementary color is #0D1102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.