What color is #060214?

#060214 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060214?

The RGB value is 6, 2, 20: 6 red, 2 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060214?

The complementary color is #101402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060214?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060214 color

#060214 rgb(6, 2, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #060214 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 0.8% green and 7.8% blue (6, 2, 20).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 82% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.46:1).

#060214 color codes

HEX	`#060214`
RGB	`rgb(6, 2, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 82%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 90%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.2, 3.97, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.2, 8.57, 297.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.223, 0.133, 0.676)`
Decimal	`393748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060214, 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 #060214	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060214 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #060214 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060214; }
.text { color: #060214; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060214; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 2 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060214, #0f0214); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #060214?: #060214 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060214?: The RGB value is 6, 2, 20: 6 red, 2 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060214?: The complementary color is #101402, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060214?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.