What color is #061916?

#061916 is a very dark low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(6, 25, 22), and in HSL hsl(171, 61%, 6%).

Is #061916 accessible as text?

On white, #061916 has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.16:1 (fails). For text placed on #061916, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #061916?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is neutral-900 (#171717).

What colors go well with #061916?

As a neutral, #061916 pairs cleanly with white, off-white and light grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a dark surface or high-contrast base and let the accent carry the color.

Is #061916 the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #061916 is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#061916 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #061916

Not just a swatch — here's how #061916 works with other colors. Named schemes with #061916 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #061916 Secondary #734F18 Surface #E4DCC0 Accent #3A5142 Anchor #5B241E

Graphite plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #061916 Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B5B19F Ink #2A2723

Graphite sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #061916 Anchor #141210 Accent #BAA94D Secondary #1E2C2A Surface #F1EDE3

Graphite carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Moody Editorial Color · 5 colors

Color #061916 Anchor #292A2E Secondary #6D6E74 Surface #EBE7DA Accent #000202

Graphite adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Graphite.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #061916 Secondary #323937 Support #979286 Ink #16140F

Graphite is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Graphite carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #061916 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 45/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 22/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 76/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 12/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 21/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 75/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 10/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 9/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 64/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #061916

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People also use #061916 with

Sacramento Green Jet Black Platinum Dark Slate Gray

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 18.1:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #BAE4DE for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #061519 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #061916 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #061916;
  --color-base-rgb: 6 25 22;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(19.6% 0.026 182.1);
  --color-50: #F2FCFB;
  --color-100: #DDF8F4;
  --color-200: #BDEFE8;
  --color-300: #90DFD3;
  --color-400: #67CBBC;
  --color-500: #45B0A0;
  --color-600: #3B877B;
  --color-700: #2F6059;
  --color-800: #223F3B;
  --color-900: #162724;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  graphite: {
    50: '#F2FCFB',
    100: '#DDF8F4',
    200: '#BDEFE8',
    300: '#90DFD3',
    400: '#67CBBC',
    500: '#45B0A0',
    600: '#3B877B',
    700: '#2F6059',
    800: '#223F3B',
    900: '#162724',
  },
}

$base: #061916;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F2FCFB;
$base-100: #DDF8F4;
$base-200: #BDEFE8;
$base-300: #90DFD3;
$base-400: #67CBBC;
$base-500: #45B0A0;
$base-600: #3B877B;
$base-700: #2F6059;
$base-800: #223F3B;
$base-900: #162724;
$base-hover: #051411;
$base-subtle: #96D8CE;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#061916",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F2FCFB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DDF8F4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BDEFE8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#90DFD3",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#67CBBC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#45B0A0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#3B877B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#2F6059",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#223F3B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#162724",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #061916

Color Lab

Pairs with #061916

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