What color is #06272B?

#06272B 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 #06272B?

The RGB value is 6, 39, 43: 6 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #06272B?

The complementary color is #2B0A06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #06272B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#06272B color

#06272B rgb(6, 39, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #06272B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 15.3% green and 16.9% blue (6, 39, 43).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 76% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#06272B color codes

HEX	`#06272B`
RGB	`rgb(6, 39, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 15.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 76%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 86%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 9%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.61, -10.06, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.61, 11.76, 211.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.236, 1.664, 2.541)`
Decimal	`403243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #06272B, 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 #06272B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#06272B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #06272B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #06272b; }
.text { color: #06272b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06272b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 39 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #06272b, #06152b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #06272B?: #06272B 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 #06272B?: The RGB value is 6, 39, 43: 6 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #06272B?: The complementary color is #2B0A06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #06272B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.