What color is #06182A?

#06182A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #06182A?

The RGB value is 6, 24, 42: 6 red, 24 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06182A?

The complementary color is #2A1806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06182A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06182A color

#06182A rgb(6, 24, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #06182A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 9.4% green and 16.5% blue (6, 24, 42).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 75% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#06182A color codes

HEX	`#06182A`
RGB	`rgb(6, 24, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 9.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 75%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 86%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 43%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.76, 0.12, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.76, 14.42, 270.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.82, 0.859, 2.313)`
Decimal	`399402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06182A, 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 #06182A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06182A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #06182A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06182a; }
.text { color: #06182a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06182a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 24 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06182a, #06062a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #06182A?: #06182A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #06182A?: The RGB value is 6, 24, 42: 6 red, 24 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06182A?: The complementary color is #2A1806, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06182A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.