What color is #062418?

#062418 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 #062418?

The RGB value is 6, 36, 24: 6 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #062418?

The complementary color is #240612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #062418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#062418 color

#062418 rgb(6, 36, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #062418 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 14.1% green and 9.4% blue (6, 36, 24).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 71% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#062418 color codes

HEX	`#062418`
RGB	`rgb(6, 36, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 14.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 71%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 83%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 33%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.73, -14.91, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.73, 15.67, 162.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.871, 1.366, 1.082)`
Decimal	`402456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #062418, 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 #062418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#062418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #062418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #062418; }
.text { color: #062418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #062418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 36 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #062418, #062124); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #062418?: #062418 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 #062418?: The RGB value is 6, 36, 24: 6 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #062418?: The complementary color is #240612, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #062418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.