What color is #061200?

#061200 is a black, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #061200?

The RGB value is 6, 18, 0: 6 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061200?

The complementary color is #0C0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061200 color

#061200 rgb(6, 18, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #061200 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 7.1% green and 0% blue (6, 18, 0).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#061200 color codes

HEX	`#061200`
RGB	`rgb(6, 18, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 7.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 100%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 100%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.26, -6.41, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.26, 8.96, 135.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.291, 0.471, 0.076)`
Decimal	`397824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061200, 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 #061200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	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 #061200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061200; }
.text { color: #061200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 18 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061200, #001203); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #061200?: #061200 is a black, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #061200?: The RGB value is 6, 18, 0: 6 red, 18 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061200?: The complementary color is #0C0012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.