What color is #061906?

#061906 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #061906?

The RGB value is 6, 25, 6: 6 red, 25 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061906?

The complementary color is #190619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061906?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061906 color

#061906 rgb(6, 25, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #061906 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 9.8% green and 2.4% blue (6, 25, 6).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 61% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#061906 color codes

HEX	`#061906`
RGB	`rgb(6, 25, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 9.8%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 61%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 76%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 76%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.75, -10.43, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.75, 12.82, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.456, 0.747, 0.292)`
Decimal	`399622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061906, 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 #061906	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061906 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #061906 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061906; }
.text { color: #061906; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061906; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 25 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061906, #061910); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #061906?: #061906 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #061906?: The RGB value is 6, 25, 6: 6 red, 25 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061906?: The complementary color is #190619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061906?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.