What color is #060E3D?

#060E3D is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060E3D?

The RGB value is 6, 14, 61: 6 red, 14 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060E3D?

The complementary color is #3D3506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060E3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060E3D color

#060E3D rgb(6, 14, 61)

Shades of black

The hex color #060E3D is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 5.5% green and 23.9% blue (6, 14, 61).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 82% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

#060E3D color codes

HEX	`#060E3D`
RGB	`rgb(6, 14, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 5.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 82%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 90%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 77%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.23, 16.39, -30.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.23, 34.87, 298.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.074, 0.69, 4.49)`
Decimal	`396861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060E3D, 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 #060E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #060E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060e3d; }
.text { color: #060e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 14 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060e3d, #19063d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #060E3D?: #060E3D is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060E3D?: The RGB value is 6, 14, 61: 6 red, 14 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060E3D?: The complementary color is #3D3506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060E3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.