What color is #060503?

#060503 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060503?

The RGB value is 6, 5, 3: 6 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060503?

The complementary color is #030406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060503?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060503 color

#060503 rgb(6, 5, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #060503 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 2% green and 1.2% blue (6, 5, 3).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 33% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 50% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.37:1).

#060503 color codes

HEX	`#060503`
RGB	`rgb(6, 5, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 33%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 50%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 50%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.39, -0.02, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.39, 0.85, 91.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.146, 0.154, 0.108)`
Decimal	`394499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060503, 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 #060503	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060503 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.37:1	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 #060503 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060503; }
.text { color: #060503; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060503; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 5 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060503, #060603); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #060503?: #060503 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060503?: The RGB value is 6, 5, 3: 6 red, 5 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060503?: The complementary color is #030406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060503?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.