Information about #06232C color

#06232C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #06232C is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(6, 35, 44) — 2.4% red, 13.7% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 4 / 0 / 83. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#06232C presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Daintree (#012731). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Maystone (#0E2A2A) and Magnum (#112331).

In RGB terms — rgb(6, 35, 44) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #06232C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:83), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#06232C color variations

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#06232C 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 #06232C

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

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Loch Ness color link
Loch Ness

#072F37

Burnham color link
Burnham

#002E20

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

#06232C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#06232C
  • RGB6, 35, 44
  • CMYK15, 4, 0, 83
  • CSSrgb(6, 35, 44)
  • HSL194°, 76%, 10%
  • HSL Precise194.211°, 76%, 9.804%
  • HSV194°, 86%, 17%
  • HSB194°, 86%, 17%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.024, 0.137, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.024, 0.137, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.024, 0.137, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID06232C
  • DECIMAL ID402220
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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