#060606Black Metal (#060606) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 90°, lightness 0.12 and chroma 0. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #060606 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(6, 6, 6) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 2%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 2%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 98%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(1.6 0 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.122 0.000 90) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Black Metal is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#070605 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#060606 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#060606 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#060606 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Black Metal in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 20.26:1 and against black 1.04:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9a9a9a · #757575 · #525252 · #313131 · #141414 · #060606
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#295849 · #21472e · #1d3613 · #1b2400 · #151300 · #060606
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#798d76 · #776840 · #355831 · #403102 · #111f0f · #060606
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#beb8a6 · #9f957c · #495784 · #41381f · #211d11 · #060606
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #b9b5ab · #7a7c81 · #4b473d · #17191e · #060606
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f2f2 · #c9c9c9 · #9c9c9c · #222222 · #060606 · #e7c04d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf2ff · #a6b4dc · #6a7aa9 · #3a466a · #1f1803 · #060606
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf2ff · #93bbd8 · #8372a2 · #244c66 · #1b1527 · #060606
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f6fa · #88c0ca · #966c92 · #5b3a58 · #001d22 · #060606
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e3f7f2 · #8bc2b6 · #6a7aa9 · #633846 · #12182a · #060606
#303030 · #595959 · #838383 · #acacac · #d6d6d6
#050505 · #040404 · #030303 · #020202 · #010101
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields.