What color is #130505?

#130505 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 #130505?

The RGB value is 19, 5, 5: 19 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130505?

The complementary color is #051313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130505?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130505 color

#130505 rgb(19, 5, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #130505 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 2% green and 2% blue (19, 5, 5).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 58% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 74% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.97:1).

#130505 color codes

HEX	`#130505`
RGB	`rgb(19, 5, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 58%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 74%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 74%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.33, 4.3, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.33, 4.56, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.35, 0.258, 0.175)`
Decimal	`1246469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130505, 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 #130505	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130505 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #130505 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130505; }
.text { color: #130505; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130505; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 5 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130505, #130c05); }

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Questions

What color is #130505?: #130505 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 #130505?: The RGB value is 19, 5, 5: 19 red, 5 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130505?: The complementary color is #051313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130505?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.