What color is #130820?

#130820 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130820?

The RGB value is 19, 8, 32: 19 red, 8 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130820?

The complementary color is #152008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130820?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130820 color

#130820 rgb(19, 8, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #130820 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 3.1% green and 12.5% blue (19, 8, 32).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 60% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#130820 color codes

HEX	`#130820`
RGB	`rgb(19, 8, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 3.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 60%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 75%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 75%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.76, 9.02, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.76, 15.78, 304.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.616, 0.416, 1.414)`
Decimal	`1247264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130820, 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 #130820	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130820 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #130820 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130820; }
.text { color: #130820; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130820; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 8 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130820, #1f0820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #130820?: #130820 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130820?: The RGB value is 19, 8, 32: 19 red, 8 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130820?: The complementary color is #152008, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130820?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.