What color is #06042B?

#06042B 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 #06042B?

The RGB value is 6, 4, 43: 6 red, 4 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06042B?

The complementary color is #292B04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06042B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06042B color

#06042B rgb(6, 4, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #06042B is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 1.6% green and 16.9% blue (6, 4, 43).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 83% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.81:1).

#06042B color codes

HEX	`#06042B`
RGB	`rgb(6, 4, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 1.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 83%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 91%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 91%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.71, 11.03, -23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.71, 25.64, 295.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.554, 0.3, 2.314)`
Decimal	`394283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06042B, 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 #06042B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06042B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.81:1	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 #06042B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06042b; }
.text { color: #06042b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06042b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 4 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06042b, #1a042b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #06042B?: #06042B 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 #06042B?: The RGB value is 6, 4, 43: 6 red, 4 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06042B?: The complementary color is #292B04, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06042B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.