What color is #062F5F?

#062F5F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #062F5F?

The RGB value is 6, 47, 95: 6 red, 47 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #062F5F?

The complementary color is #5F3606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #062F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#062F5F color

#062F5F rgb(6, 47, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #062F5F is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 18.4% green and 37.3% blue (6, 47, 95).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 88% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#062F5F color codes

HEX	`#062F5F`
RGB	`rgb(6, 47, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 18.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 88%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 94%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 51%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.63, 7.14, -32.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.63, 33.11, 282.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.156, 2.898, 11.217)`
Decimal	`405343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #062F5F, 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 #062F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#062F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #062F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #062f5f; }
.text { color: #062f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #062f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 47 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #062f5f, #09065f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #062F5F?: #062F5F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #062F5F?: The RGB value is 6, 47, 95: 6 red, 47 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #062F5F?: The complementary color is #5F3606, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #062F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.