What color is #062841?

#062841 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #062841?

The RGB value is 6, 40, 65: 6 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #062841?

The complementary color is #411F06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #062841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#062841 color

#062841 rgb(6, 40, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #062841 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 15.7% green and 25.5% blue (6, 40, 65).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 83% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#062841 color codes

HEX	`#062841`
RGB	`rgb(6, 40, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 15.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 83%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 91%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 38%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.16, -1.33, -19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.16, 19.26, 266.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.788, 1.938, 5.28)`
Decimal	`403521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #062841, 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 #062841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#062841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #062841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #062841; }
.text { color: #062841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #062841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 40 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #062841, #060a41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #062841?: #062841 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #062841?: The RGB value is 6, 40, 65: 6 red, 40 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #062841?: The complementary color is #411F06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #062841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.