What color is #061B08?

#061B08 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 #061B08?

The RGB value is 6, 27, 8: 6 red, 27 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061B08?

The complementary color is #1B0619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061B08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061B08 color

#061B08 rgb(6, 27, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #061B08 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 10.6% green and 3.1% blue (6, 27, 8).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 64% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#061B08 color codes

HEX	`#061B08`
RGB	`rgb(6, 27, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 10.6%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 64%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 78%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 70%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.59, -11.78, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.59, 14.17, 146.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.511, 0.84, 0.365)`
Decimal	`400136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061B08, 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 #061B08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061B08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #061B08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061b08; }
.text { color: #061b08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061b08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 27 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061b08, #061b13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #061B08?: #061B08 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 #061B08?: The RGB value is 6, 27, 8: 6 red, 27 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061B08?: The complementary color is #1B0619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061B08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.