What color is #130A15?

#130A15 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 #130A15?

The RGB value is 19, 10, 21: 19 red, 10 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130A15?

The complementary color is #0C150A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130A15 color

#130A15 rgb(19, 10, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #130A15 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 3.9% green and 8.2% blue (19, 10, 21).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 35% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.41:1).

#130A15 color codes

HEX	`#130A15`
RGB	`rgb(19, 10, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 3.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 35%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 52%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 52%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.7, 5.04, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.7, 6.76, 318.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.512, 0.41, 0.761)`
Decimal	`1247765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130A15, 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 #130A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.41:1	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 #130A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130a15; }
.text { color: #130a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 10 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130a15, #150a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #130A15?: #130A15 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 #130A15?: The RGB value is 19, 10, 21: 19 red, 10 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130A15?: The complementary color is #0C150A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.