What color is #060402?

#060402 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060402?

The RGB value is 6, 4, 2: 6 red, 4 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060402?

The complementary color is #020406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060402?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060402 color

#060402 rgb(6, 4, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #060402 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 1.6% green and 0.8% blue (6, 4, 2).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 67% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.47:1).

#060402 color codes

HEX	`#060402`
RGB	`rgb(6, 4, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 1.6%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 67%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.17, 0.24, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.17, 0.97, 75.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.129, 0.13, 0.076)`
Decimal	`394242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060402, 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 #060402	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060402 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.47:1	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 #060402 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060402; }
.text { color: #060402; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060402; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 4 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060402, #060602); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #060402?: #060402 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060402?: The RGB value is 6, 4, 2: 6 red, 4 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060402?: The complementary color is #020406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060402?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.