What color is #060C1A?

#060C1A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060C1A?

The RGB value is 6, 12, 26: 6 red, 12 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060C1A?

The complementary color is #1A1406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060C1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060C1A color

#060C1A rgb(6, 12, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #060C1A is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 4.7% green and 10.2% blue (6, 12, 26).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 63% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.53:1).

#060C1A color codes

HEX	`#060C1A`
RGB	`rgb(6, 12, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 4.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 63%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 77%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 54%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.4, 1.45, -8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.4, 8.96, 279.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.393, 0.376, 1.029)`
Decimal	`396314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060C1A, 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 #060C1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060C1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #060C1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060c1a; }
.text { color: #060c1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060c1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 12 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060c1a, #0a061a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #060C1A?: #060C1A is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060C1A?: The RGB value is 6, 12, 26: 6 red, 12 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060C1A?: The complementary color is #1A1406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060C1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.