What color is #060B12?

#060B12 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060B12?

The RGB value is 6, 11, 18: 6 red, 11 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060B12?

The complementary color is #120D06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060B12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060B12 color

#060B12 rgb(6, 11, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #060B12 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 4.3% green and 7.1% blue (6, 11, 18).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 50% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.73:1).

#060B12 color codes

HEX	`#060B12`
RGB	`rgb(6, 11, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 4.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 50%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 67%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 39%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.91, -0.08, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.91, 3.83, 268.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.304, 0.322, 0.618)`
Decimal	`396050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060B12, 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 #060B12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060B12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.73:1	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 #060B12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060b12; }
.text { color: #060b12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060b12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 11 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060b12, #070612); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #060B12?: #060B12 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060B12?: The RGB value is 6, 11, 18: 6 red, 11 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060B12?: The complementary color is #120D06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060B12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.