Information about #06171E color

#06171E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #06171E is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(6, 23, 30) — 2.4% red, 9% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 3 / 0 / 88. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored sky-leaning azure, #06171E sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Deep Cyan (#001D1D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ornella Blue (#021224) and COSMIC ACE (#0B1021).

The recipe behind #06171E is rgb(6, 23, 30), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #06171E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:88), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #06171E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#06171E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#06171E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#258EBC

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#AFDCEF

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White

#FFFFFF

#06171E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#041217

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#030D11

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#02090B

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#010405

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Black

#000000

#06171E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#12303D

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#244756

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#3D5C6A

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#5B6F77

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Grey

#808080

#06171E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#050D1D

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#051D1B

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#051D11

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#06171E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#1E0D06
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1E1906
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#1E060B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#060B1E
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#061E19
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#06171E
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#1E0617
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#171E06
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#0D061E
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#1E0D06
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#171E06
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#19061E
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#1E0D06
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#0B1E06
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Nearest named colors to #06171E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Very Deep Cyan color link
Very Deep Cyan

#001D1D

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

COSMIC ACE color link
COSMIC ACE

#0B1021

Aztec color link
Aztec

#0D1C19

Very Deep Azure color link
Very Deep Azure

#000E1D

Very Dark Azure color link
Very Dark Azure

#11171D

Elizabeth Street color link
Elizabeth Street

#0A1F17

Very Dark Cyan color link
Very Dark Cyan

#111D1D

Very Dark Spring Green color link
Very Dark Spring Green

#111D17

Eigengrau color link
Eigengrau

#16161D

Standard-Bearer color link
Standard-Bearer

#141216

Chinese Black color link
Chinese Black

#141414

#06171E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#06171E
  • RGB6, 23, 30
  • CMYK9, 3, 0, 88
  • CSSrgb(6, 23, 30)
  • HSL198°, 67%, 7%
  • HSL Precise197.5°, 66.667%, 7.059%
  • HSV198°, 80%, 12%
  • HSB198°, 80%, 12%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.024, 0.090, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.024, 0.090, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.024, 0.090, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID06171E
  • DECIMAL ID399134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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