What color is #061C08?

#061C08 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 #061C08?

The RGB value is 6, 28, 8: 6 red, 28 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061C08?

The complementary color is #1C061A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061C08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#061C08 color

#061C08 rgb(6, 28, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #061C08 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 11% green and 3.1% blue (6, 28, 8).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 65% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

#061C08 color codes

HEX	`#061C08`
RGB	`rgb(6, 28, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 11%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 65%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 79%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 71%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.01, -12.64, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.01, 15.22, 146.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.534, 0.887, 0.373)`
Decimal	`400392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061C08, 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 #061C08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061C08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #061C08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061c08; }
.text { color: #061c08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061c08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 28 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061c08, #061c13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #061C08?: #061C08 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 #061C08?: The RGB value is 6, 28, 8: 6 red, 28 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061C08?: The complementary color is #1C061A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061C08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.