What color is #062116?

#062116 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #062116?

The RGB value is 6, 33, 22: 6 red, 33 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #062116?

The complementary color is #210611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #062116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#062116 color

#062116 rgb(6, 33, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #062116 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 12.9% green and 8.6% blue (6, 33, 22).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 69% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#062116 color codes

HEX	`#062116`
RGB	`rgb(6, 33, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 12.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 69%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 82%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 33%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.44, -13.72, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.44, 14.42, 162.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.764, 1.184, 0.947)`
Decimal	`401686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #062116, 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 #062116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#062116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #062116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #062116; }
.text { color: #062116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #062116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 33 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #062116, #061f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #062116?: #062116 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #062116?: The RGB value is 6, 33, 22: 6 red, 33 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #062116?: The complementary color is #210611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #062116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.