What color is #060629?

#060629 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060629?

The RGB value is 6, 6, 41: 6 red, 6 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060629?

The complementary color is #292906, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060629?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060629 color

#060629 rgb(6, 6, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #060629 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 2.4% green and 16.1% blue (6, 6, 41).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 74% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.7:1).

#060629 color codes

HEX	`#060629`
RGB	`rgb(6, 6, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 2.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 74%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 85%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 85%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.97, 9.32, -21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.97, 23.16, 293.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.54, 0.329, 2.132)`
Decimal	`394793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060629, 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 #060629	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060629 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #060629 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060629; }
.text { color: #060629; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060629; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 6 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060629, #180629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #060629?: #060629 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060629?: The RGB value is 6, 6, 41: 6 red, 6 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060629?: The complementary color is #292906, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060629?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.