What color is #060608?

#060608 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060608?

The RGB value is 6, 6, 8: 6 red, 6 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060608?

The complementary color is #080806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060608?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060608 color

#060608 rgb(6, 6, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #060608 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 2.4% green and 3.1% blue (6, 6, 8).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.24:1).

#060608 color codes

HEX	`#060608`
RGB	`rgb(6, 6, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 2.4%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 25%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.68, 0.28, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.68, 0.81, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.184, 0.186, 0.256)`
Decimal	`394760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060608, 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 #060608	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060608 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #060608 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060608; }
.text { color: #060608; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060608; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 6 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060608, #070608); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #060608?: #060608 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060608?: The RGB value is 6, 6, 8: 6 red, 6 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060608?: The complementary color is #080806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060608?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.