What color is #060B2A?

#060B2A 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 #060B2A?

The RGB value is 6, 11, 42: 6 red, 11 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060B2A?

The complementary color is #2A2506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060B2A color

#060B2A rgb(6, 11, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #060B2A is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 4.3% green and 16.5% blue (6, 11, 42).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 75% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.28:1).

#060B2A color codes

HEX	`#060B2A`
RGB	`rgb(6, 11, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 4.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 75%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 86%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 74%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.02, 7.76, -20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.02, 21.74, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.613, 0.445, 2.244)`
Decimal	`396074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060B2A, 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 #060B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #060B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060b2a; }
.text { color: #060b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 11 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060b2a, #13062a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #060B2A?: #060B2A 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 #060B2A?: The RGB value is 6, 11, 42: 6 red, 11 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060B2A?: The complementary color is #2A2506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.