What color is #130A12?

#130A12 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130A12?

The RGB value is 19, 10, 18: 19 red, 10 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130A12?

The complementary color is #0A130B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130A12 color

#130A12 rgb(19, 10, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #130A12 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 3.9% green and 7.1% blue (19, 10, 18).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 31% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 5% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#130A12 color codes

HEX	`#130A12`
RGB	`rgb(19, 10, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 3.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 31%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 47%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 5%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.61, 4.38, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.61, 5.14, 328.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.486, 0.399, 0.624)`
Decimal	`1247762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130A12, 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 #130A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	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 #130A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130a12; }
.text { color: #130a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 10 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130a12, #130a0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #130A12?: #130A12 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130A12?: The RGB value is 19, 10, 18: 19 red, 10 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130A12?: The complementary color is #0A130B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.