What color is #061230?

#061230 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #061230?

The RGB value is 6, 18, 48: 6 red, 18 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061230?

The complementary color is #302406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061230 color

#061230 rgb(6, 18, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #061230 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 7.1% green and 18.8% blue (6, 18, 48).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 78% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#061230 color codes

HEX	`#061230`
RGB	`rgb(6, 18, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 7.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 78%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 88%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 63%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.18, 7.13, -21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.18, 22.53, 288.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.825, 0.685, 2.884)`
Decimal	`397872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061230, 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 #061230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	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 #061230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061230; }
.text { color: #061230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 18 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061230, #0f0630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #061230?: #061230 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #061230?: The RGB value is 6, 18, 48: 6 red, 18 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061230?: The complementary color is #302406, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.