What color is #063831?

#063831 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #063831?

The RGB value is 6, 56, 49: 6 red, 56 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #063831?

The complementary color is #38060D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #063831?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#063831 color

#063831 rgb(6, 56, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #063831 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 22% green and 19.2% blue (6, 56, 49).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 81% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#063831 color codes

HEX	`#063831`
RGB	`rgb(6, 56, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 22%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 81%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 89%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 0%, 13%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.4, -17.85, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.4, 17.85, 180.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.043, 3.089, 3.394)`
Decimal	`407601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #063831, 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 #063831	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#063831 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #063831 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #063831; }
.text { color: #063831; }
.border { border: 2px solid #063831; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 56 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #063831, #062638); }

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Questions

What color is #063831?: #063831 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #063831?: The RGB value is 6, 56, 49: 6 red, 56 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #063831?: The complementary color is #38060D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #063831?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.