What color is #130A06?

#130A06 is a very dark, moderate orange known as Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Asphalt?

The RGB value is 19, 10, 6: 19 red, 10 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Asphalt?

The complementary color is #060F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130A06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Asphalt color: hex code #130A06

#130A06 rgb(19, 10, 6)

Shades of black

Asphalt has the hex code #130A06. It is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 3.9% green and 2.4% blue (19, 10, 6).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 52% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 68% yellow and 93% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

Asphalt (#130A06) color codes

HEX	`#130A06`
RGB	`rgb(19, 10, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 3.9%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 52%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 68%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 68%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.33, 2.44, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.33, 3.54, 46.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.41, 0.369, 0.222)`
Decimal	`1247750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Asphalt, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #130A06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130A06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #130A06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130a06; }
.text { color: #130a06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130a06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 10 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130a06, #131106); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #130A06 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #130A06?: #130A06 is a very dark, moderate orange known as Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Asphalt?: The RGB value is 19, 10, 6: 19 red, 10 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Asphalt?: The complementary color is #060F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130A06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.