What color is #061D20?

#061D20 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #061D20?

The RGB value is 6, 29, 32: 6 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #061D20?

The complementary color is #200906, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #061D20?

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.

#061D20 color

#061D20 rgb(6, 29, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #061D20 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 11.4% green and 12.5% blue (6, 29, 32).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 68% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#061D20 color codes

HEX	`#061D20`
RGB	`rgb(6, 29, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 11.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 68%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 81%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 9%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.17, -7.78, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.17, 9.13, 211.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.775, 1.022, 1.523)`
Decimal	`400672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #061D20, 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 #061D20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#061D20 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 #061D20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #061d20; }
.text { color: #061d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #061d20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 29 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #061d20, #061020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #061D20?: #061D20 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #061D20?: The RGB value is 6, 29, 32: 6 red, 29 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #061D20?: The complementary color is #200906, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #061D20?: 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.