What color is #060A10?

#060A10 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060A10?

The RGB value is 6, 10, 16: 6 red, 10 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060A10?

The complementary color is #100C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060A10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060A10 color

#060A10 rgb(6, 10, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #060A10 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 3.9% green and 6.3% blue (6, 10, 16).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 45% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.84:1).

#060A10 color codes

HEX	`#060A10`
RGB	`rgb(6, 10, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 3.9%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 45%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 63%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 38%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.65, -0.06, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.65, 3.05, 268.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.277, 0.293, 0.532)`
Decimal	`395792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060A10, 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 #060A10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060A10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #060A10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060a10; }
.text { color: #060a10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060a10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 10 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060a10, #070610); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #060A10?: #060A10 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060A10?: The RGB value is 6, 10, 16: 6 red, 10 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060A10?: The complementary color is #100C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060A10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.