What color is #061604?

#061604 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #061604?

The RGB value is 6, 22, 4: 6 red, 22 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061604?

The complementary color is #140416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061604?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061604 color

#061604 rgb(6, 22, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #061604 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 8.6% green and 1.6% blue (6, 22, 4).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 69% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#061604 color codes

HEX	`#061604`
RGB	`rgb(6, 22, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 8.6%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 69%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 82%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 82%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.61, -8.46, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.61, 10.74, 142.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.384, 0.621, 0.215)`
Decimal	`398852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061604, 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 #061604	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061604 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #061604 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061604; }
.text { color: #061604; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061604; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 22 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061604, #04160b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #061604?: #061604 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #061604?: The RGB value is 6, 22, 4: 6 red, 22 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061604?: The complementary color is #140416, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061604?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.