What color is #060303?

#060303 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060303?

The RGB value is 6, 3, 3: 6 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060303?

The complementary color is #030606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060303 color

#060303 rgb(6, 3, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #060303 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 1.2% green and 1.2% blue (6, 3, 3).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 33% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 50% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.55:1).

#060303 color codes

HEX	`#060303`
RGB	`rgb(6, 3, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 1.2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 50%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1, 0.78, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1, 0.83, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.124, 0.11, 0.101)`
Decimal	`393987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060303, 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 #060303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.55:1	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 #060303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060303; }
.text { color: #060303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 3 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060303, #060503); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #060303?: #060303 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060303?: The RGB value is 6, 3, 3: 6 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060303?: The complementary color is #030606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.