What color is #130909?

#130909 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130909?

The RGB value is 19, 9, 9: 19 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130909?

The complementary color is #091313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130909?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130909 color

#130909 rgb(19, 9, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #130909 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 3.5% green and 3.5% blue (19, 9, 9).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 36% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 53% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#130909 color codes

HEX	`#130909`
RGB	`rgb(19, 9, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 3.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 36%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 53%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 53%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.19, 3.26, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.19, 3.45, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.416, 0.354, 0.305)`
Decimal	`1247497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130909, 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 #130909	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130909 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #130909 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130909; }
.text { color: #130909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130909; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 9 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130909, #130e09); }

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Questions

What color is #130909?: #130909 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130909?: The RGB value is 19, 9, 9: 19 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130909?: The complementary color is #091313, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130909?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.