What color is #060220?

#060220 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060220?

The RGB value is 6, 2, 32: 6 red, 2 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060220?

The complementary color is #1C2002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060220?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060220 color

#060220 rgb(6, 2, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #060220 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 0.8% green and 12.5% blue (6, 2, 32).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 88% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.25:1).

#060220 color codes

HEX	`#060220`
RGB	`rgb(6, 2, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 88%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 94%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 94%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.68, 7.39, -16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.68, 17.78, 294.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.357, 0.186, 1.383)`
Decimal	`393760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060220, 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 #060220	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060220 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.25:1	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 #060220 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060220; }
.text { color: #060220; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060220; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 2 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060220, #150220); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #060220?: #060220 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060220?: The RGB value is 6, 2, 32: 6 red, 2 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060220?: The complementary color is #1C2002, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060220?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.