What color is #061415?

#061415 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #061415?

The RGB value is 6, 20, 21: 6 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061415?

The complementary color is #150706, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061415 color

#061415 rgb(6, 20, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #061415 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 7.8% green and 8.2% blue (6, 20, 21).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 56% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.77:1).

#061415 color codes

HEX	`#061415`
RGB	`rgb(6, 20, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 7.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 56%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 71%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 5%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.36, -4.23, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.36, 4.76, 207.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.461, 0.593, 0.8)`
Decimal	`398357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061415, 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 #061415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #061415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061415; }
.text { color: #061415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 20 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061415, #060c15); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #061415?: #061415 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #061415?: The RGB value is 6, 20, 21: 6 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061415?: The complementary color is #150706, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.