What color is #133337?

#133337 is a very dark, desaturated cyan known as Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Elite Teal?

The RGB value is 19, 51, 55: 19 red, 51 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Elite Teal?

The complementary color is #371713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Elite Teal color: hex code #133337

#133337 rgb(19, 51, 55)

Shades of black

Elite Teal has the hex code #133337. It is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 20% green and 21.6% blue (19, 51, 55).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

Elite Teal (#133337) color codes

HEX	`#133337`
RGB	`rgb(19, 51, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 20%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 7%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.15, -10.27, -6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.15, 11.95, 210.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.142, 2.782, 4.038)`
Decimal	`1258295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Elite Teal, 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 #133337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #133337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133337; }
.text { color: #133337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 51 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133337, #132137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

See #133337 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #133337?: #133337 is a very dark, desaturated cyan known as Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Elite Teal?: The RGB value is 19, 51, 55: 19 red, 51 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Elite Teal?: The complementary color is #371713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.