What color is #060502?

#060502 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060502?

The RGB value is 6, 5, 2: 6 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060502?

The complementary color is #020306, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060502?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060502 color

#060502 rgb(6, 5, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #060502 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 2% green and 0.8% blue (6, 5, 2).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 50% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 67% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.38:1).

#060502 color codes

HEX	`#060502`
RGB	`rgb(6, 5, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 50%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 67%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 67%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.37, -0.16, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.37, 1.24, 97.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.14, 0.152, 0.079)`
Decimal	`394498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060502, 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 #060502	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060502 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.38:1	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 #060502 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060502; }
.text { color: #060502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060502; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 5 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060502, #050602); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #060502?: #060502 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060502?: The RGB value is 6, 5, 2: 6 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060502?: The complementary color is #020306, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060502?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.