What color is #001317?

#001317 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001317?

The RGB value is 0, 19, 23: 0 red, 19 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001317?

The complementary color is #170400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001317 color

#001317 rgb(0, 19, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #001317 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.5% green and 9% blue (0, 19, 23).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19:1).

#001317 color codes

HEX	`#001317`
RGB	`rgb(0, 19, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 17%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.77, -4.67, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.77, 6.51, 224.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.387, 0.528, 0.892)`
Decimal	`4887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001317, 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 #001317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #001317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001317; }
.text { color: #001317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 19 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001317, #000817); }

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Questions

What color is #001317?: #001317 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001317?: The RGB value is 0, 19, 23: 0 red, 19 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001317?: The complementary color is #170400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.