What color is #130B0D?

#130B0D 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 #130B0D?

The RGB value is 19, 11, 13: 19 red, 11 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130B0D?

The complementary color is #0B1311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130B0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130B0D color

#130B0D rgb(19, 11, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #130B0D is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 4.3% green and 5.1% blue (19, 11, 13).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 27% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 32% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#130B0D color codes

HEX	`#130B0D`
RGB	`rgb(19, 11, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 4.3%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 27%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 42%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 32%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.68, 3.04, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.68, 3.04, 2.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.461, 0.407, 0.435)`
Decimal	`1248013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130B0D, 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 #130B0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130B0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	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 #130B0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130b0d; }
.text { color: #130b0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130b0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 11 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130b0d, #130d0b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #130B0D?: #130B0D 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 #130B0D?: The RGB value is 19, 11, 13: 19 red, 11 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130B0D?: The complementary color is #0B1311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130B0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.