What color is #06140E?

#06140E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #06140E?

The RGB value is 6, 20, 14: 6 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06140E?

The complementary color is #14060C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06140E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06140E color

#06140E rgb(6, 20, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #06140E is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 7.8% green and 5.5% blue (6, 20, 14).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 54% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.85:1).

#06140E color codes

HEX	`#06140E`
RGB	`rgb(6, 20, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 7.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 54%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 70%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 30%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.16, -5.65, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.16, 5.89, 163.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.404, 0.571, 0.504)`
Decimal	`398350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06140E, 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 #06140E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06140E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #06140E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06140e; }
.text { color: #06140e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06140e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 20 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06140e, #061314); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #06140E?: #06140E is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #06140E?: The RGB value is 6, 20, 14: 6 red, 20 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06140E?: The complementary color is #14060C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06140E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.