What color is #060911?

#060911 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060911?

The RGB value is 6, 9, 17: 6 red, 9 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060911?

The complementary color is #110E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060911 color

#060911 rgb(6, 9, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #060911 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 3.5% green and 6.7% blue (6, 9, 17).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 48% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.91:1).

#060911 color codes

HEX	`#060911`
RGB	`rgb(6, 9, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 3.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 48%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 65%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 47%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.48, 0.53, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.48, 3.9, 277.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.274, 0.275, 0.569)`
Decimal	`395537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060911, 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 #060911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.91:1	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 #060911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060911; }
.text { color: #060911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 9 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060911, #090611); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #060911?: #060911 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060911?: The RGB value is 6, 9, 17: 6 red, 9 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060911?: The complementary color is #110E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.