What color is #060E0B?

#060E0B is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060E0B?

The RGB value is 6, 14, 11: 6 red, 14 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060E0B?

The complementary color is #0E0609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060E0B?

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.

#060E0B color

#060E0B rgb(6, 14, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #060E0B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 5.5% green and 4.3% blue (6, 14, 11).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 40% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#060E0B color codes

HEX	`#060E0B`
RGB	`rgb(6, 14, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 5.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 40%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 57%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 21%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.4, -2.69, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.4, 2.74, 169.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.293, 0.377, 0.374)`
Decimal	`396811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060E0B, 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 #060E0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060E0B 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 #060E0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060e0b; }
.text { color: #060e0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060e0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 14 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060e0b, #060d0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #060E0B?: #060E0B is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060E0B?: The RGB value is 6, 14, 11: 6 red, 14 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060E0B?: The complementary color is #0E0609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060E0B?: 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.