What color is #061938?

#061938 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #061938?

The RGB value is 6, 25, 56: 6 red, 25 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061938?

The complementary color is #382506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061938 color

#061938 rgb(6, 25, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #061938 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 9.8% green and 22% blue (6, 25, 56).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 81% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#061938 color codes

HEX	`#061938`
RGB	`rgb(6, 25, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 9.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 81%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 89%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 55%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.15, 5.92, -22.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.15, 23.2, 284.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.136, 1.019, 3.877)`
Decimal	`399672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061938, 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 #061938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #061938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061938; }
.text { color: #061938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 25 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061938, #0c0638); }

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Questions

What color is #061938?: #061938 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #061938?: The RGB value is 6, 25, 56: 6 red, 25 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061938?: The complementary color is #382506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.