What color is #060F0E?

#060F0E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060F0E?

The RGB value is 6, 15, 14: 6 red, 15 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060F0E?

The complementary color is #0F0607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060F0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060F0E color

#060F0E rgb(6, 15, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #060F0E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 5.9% green and 5.5% blue (6, 15, 14).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#060F0E color codes

HEX	`#060F0E`
RGB	`rgb(6, 15, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 5.9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 60%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 7%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.72, -2.72, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.72, 2.75, 188.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.325, 0.412, 0.478)`
Decimal	`397070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060F0E, 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 #060F0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060F0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #060F0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060f0e; }
.text { color: #060f0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060f0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 15 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060f0e, #060b0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #060F0E?: #060F0E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060F0E?: The RGB value is 6, 15, 14: 6 red, 15 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060F0E?: The complementary color is #0F0607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060F0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.