What color is #130708?

#130708 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130708?

The RGB value is 19, 7, 8: 19 red, 7 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130708?

The complementary color is #071312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130708?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130708 color

#130708 rgb(19, 7, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #130708 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 2.7% green and 3.1% blue (19, 7, 8).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 46% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 58% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.78:1).

#130708 color codes

HEX	`#130708`
RGB	`rgb(19, 7, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 2.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 46%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 63%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 58%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.78, 3.92, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.78, 4.03, 13.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.388, 0.308, 0.269)`
Decimal	`1246984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130708, 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 #130708	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130708 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #130708 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130708; }
.text { color: #130708; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130708; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 7 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130708, #130c07); }

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Questions

What color is #130708?: #130708 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130708?: The RGB value is 19, 7, 8: 19 red, 7 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130708?: The complementary color is #071312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130708?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.