What color is #06032B?

#06032B is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #06032B?

The RGB value is 6, 3, 43: 6 red, 3 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06032B?

The complementary color is #282B03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06032B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06032B color

#06032B rgb(6, 3, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #06032B is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 1.2% green and 16.9% blue (6, 3, 43).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 87% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#06032B color codes

HEX	`#06032B`
RGB	`rgb(6, 3, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 1.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 87%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 93%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 93%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.51, 11.43, -23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.51, 26.09, 296)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.544, 0.278, 2.31)`
Decimal	`394027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06032B, 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 #06032B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06032B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #06032B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06032b; }
.text { color: #06032b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06032b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 3 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06032b, #1a032b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #06032B?: #06032B is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #06032B?: The RGB value is 6, 3, 43: 6 red, 3 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06032B?: The complementary color is #282B03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06032B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.