What color is #060618?

#060618 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060618?

The RGB value is 6, 6, 24: 6 red, 6 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060618?

The complementary color is #181806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060618?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060618 color

#060618 rgb(6, 6, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #060618 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 2.4% green and 9.4% blue (6, 6, 24).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 60% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.06:1).

#060618 color codes

HEX	`#060618`
RGB	`rgb(6, 6, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 2.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 60%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 75%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 75%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.12, 3.35, -9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.12, 9.71, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.305, 0.235, 0.893)`
Decimal	`394776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060618, 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 #060618	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060618 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #060618 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060618; }
.text { color: #060618; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060618; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 6 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060618, #0f0618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #060618?: #060618 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060618?: The RGB value is 6, 6, 24: 6 red, 6 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060618?: The complementary color is #181806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060618?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.