What color is #06060E?

#06060E is a black, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #06060E?

The RGB value is 6, 6, 14: 6 red, 6 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06060E?

The complementary color is #0E0E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06060E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06060E color

#06060E rgb(6, 6, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #06060E is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 2.4% green and 5.5% blue (6, 6, 14).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 40% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.19:1).

#06060E color codes

HEX	`#06060E`
RGB	`rgb(6, 6, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 2.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 40%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 57%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 57%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.81, 1.18, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.81, 3.41, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.219, 0.201, 0.443)`
Decimal	`394766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06060E, 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 #06060E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06060E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.19:1	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 #06060E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06060e; }
.text { color: #06060e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06060e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 6 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06060e, #0a060e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #06060E?: #06060E is a black, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #06060E?: The RGB value is 6, 6, 14: 6 red, 6 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06060E?: The complementary color is #0E0E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06060E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.