What color is #130303?

#130303 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130303?

The RGB value is 19, 3, 3: 19 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130303?

The complementary color is #031313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130303 color

#130303 rgb(19, 3, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #130303 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 1.2% green and 1.2% blue (19, 3, 3).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 73% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 84% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.15:1).

#130303 color codes

HEX	`#130303`
RGB	`rgb(19, 3, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 1.2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 73%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 84%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 84%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.9, 4.83, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.9, 5.12, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.318, 0.21, 0.11)`
Decimal	`1245955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130303, 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 #130303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #130303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130303; }
.text { color: #130303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 3 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130303, #130b03); }

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Questions

What color is #130303?: #130303 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130303?: The RGB value is 19, 3, 3: 19 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130303?: The complementary color is #031313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.