What color is #06191F?

#06191F 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 #06191F?

The RGB value is 6, 25, 31: 6 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06191F?

The complementary color is #1F0C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06191F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06191F color

#06191F rgb(6, 25, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #06191F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 9.8% green and 12.2% blue (6, 25, 31).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 68% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#06191F color codes

HEX	`#06191F`
RGB	`rgb(6, 25, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 9.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 68%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 81%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 19%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.52, -4.98, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.52, 8.22, 232.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.67, 0.833, 1.422)`
Decimal	`399647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06191F, 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 #06191F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06191F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	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 #06191F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06191f; }
.text { color: #06191f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06191f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 25 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06191f, #060d1f); }

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Questions

What color is #06191F?: #06191F 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 #06191F?: The RGB value is 6, 25, 31: 6 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06191F?: The complementary color is #1F0C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06191F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.