Information about #06211E color

#06211E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#06211E falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(6, 33, 30) — 2.4% red, 12.9% green, 11.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 0 / 1 / 87. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#06211E presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one that sits very close to black. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Deep Cyan (#001D1D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Elizabeth Street (#0A1F17) and Aztec (#0D1C19).

In RGB terms — rgb(6, 33, 30) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #06211E: 16.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:87), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #06211E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#06211E color variations

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

#06211E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #06211E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#06211E
  • RGB6, 33, 30
  • CMYK11, 0, 1, 87
  • CSSrgb(6, 33, 30)
  • HSL173°, 69%, 8%
  • HSL Precise173.333°, 69.231%, 7.647%
  • HSV173°, 82%, 13%
  • HSB173°, 82%, 13%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.024, 0.129, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.024, 0.129, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.024, 0.129, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID06211E
  • DECIMAL ID401694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01