What color is #060902?

#060902 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060902?

The RGB value is 6, 9, 2: 6 red, 9 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060902?

The complementary color is #050209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060902?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060902 color

#060902 rgb(6, 9, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #060902 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 3.5% green and 0.8% blue (6, 9, 2).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 64% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Sinister (#12110E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.04:1).

#060902 color codes

HEX	`#060902`
RGB	`rgb(6, 9, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 3.5%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 64%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 78%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 78%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.15, -1.76, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.15, 2.95, 126.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.184, 0.238, 0.094)`
Decimal	`395522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060902, 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 #060902	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060902 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.04:1	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 #060902 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060902; }
.text { color: #060902; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060902; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 9 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060902, #020902); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #060902?: #060902 is a black, closest to the named color Sinister. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060902?: The RGB value is 6, 9, 2: 6 red, 9 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060902?: The complementary color is #050209, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060902?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.