What color is #062A40?

#062A40 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #062A40?

The RGB value is 6, 42, 64: 6 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #062A40?

The complementary color is #401C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #062A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#062A40 color

#062A40 rgb(6, 42, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #062A40 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 16.5% green and 25.1% blue (6, 42, 64).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 83% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#062A40 color codes

HEX	`#062A40`
RGB	`rgb(6, 42, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 16.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 83%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 91%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 34%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.82, -3.2, -17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.82, 17.76, 259.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.828, 2.065, 5.152)`
Decimal	`404032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #062A40, 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 #062A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#062A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #062A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #062a40; }
.text { color: #062a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #062a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 42 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #062a40, #060d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #062A40?: #062A40 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #062A40?: The RGB value is 6, 42, 64: 6 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #062A40?: The complementary color is #401C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #062A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.