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Recognised as Colour

#061616

  • #061616
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#061616 is a cyan with RGB values 6, 22, 22 and HSL 180°, 57%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#061616#061616
HEX#061616
RGBrgb(6, 22, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0235, 0.0863, 0.0863
RGB percentages2.4%, 8.6%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(180, 57.1%, 5.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 72.7%, 8.6%)
CMYK72.7%, 0%, 0%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer398,870
CSS custom property--colour: #061616;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness18.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.52:1
Contrast with white18.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#F9E9E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#141516no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#111316no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#011716no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 8.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dim grey · ΔE 38.8Slate grey · ΔE 47.7Gray · ΔE 47.9Teal · ΔE 48.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#160606
Analogous#06160E, #060E16
Triadic#160616, #161606
Split complementary#16060E, #160E06
Tetradic#0E0616, #160606, #0E1606

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#32B6B6
Lighter +30%#278E8E
Lighter +20%#1C6666
Lighter +10%#113E3E
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#031A1A
Less saturated −25%#0A1212

Channel breakdown

R6
G22
B22
Red6 (2.4%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness5.49%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 06 · G 16 · B 16

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