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#060914 Color

#060914 is rgb(6, 9, 20) in RGB, hsl(227, 54%, 5%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 55%, 0%, 92%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#060914
HEX#060914
RGBrgb(6, 9, 20)
HSLhsl(227, 54%, 5%)
HSVhsv(227, 70%, 8%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 55%, 0%, 92%)
OKLCHoklch(14.3% 0.025 269.4)
LABlab(2.52% 0.64 -5.64)
LCHlch(2.52% 5.67 276.50)

What #060914 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #060914, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#060914 Channel Values

How #060914 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 6 · G 9 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 54% · L 5%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 70% · V 8%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 92%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.87:1 vs white · 1.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #060914 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #060914

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #060914; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #060914

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #060914.

How #060914 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#060914
Protanopia#080814
Protanomaly#070914
Deuteranopia#080814
Deuteranomaly#070814
Tritanopia#040B0B
Tritanomaly#050A0F
Achromatopsia#090909

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Using #060914 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-060914: #060914;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #060914;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-060914': '#060914' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.035, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_060914">#060914</color>
SVG fillfill="#060914"

More Blue Colors

#060914 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#060914 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #060914?

#060914 is a darkest blue — rgb(6, 9, 20) in RGB and hsl(227, 54%, 5%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.39.

What is the RGB value of #060914?

#060914 is rgb(6, 9, 20) — red 6, green 9, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #060914?

#060914 converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 55%, 0%, 92%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #060914 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #060914 scores 19.87:1 against white and 1.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #060914 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #060914 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 6.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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