What color is #130C01?

#130C01 is a black, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130C01?

The RGB value is 19, 12, 1: 19 red, 12 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130C01?

The complementary color is #010813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130C01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130C01 color

#130C01 rgb(19, 12, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #130C01 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 4.7% green and 0.4% blue (19, 12, 1).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 90% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 95% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.43:1).

#130C01 color codes

HEX	`#130C01`
RGB	`rgb(19, 12, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 4.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 90%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 95%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 95%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.65, 0.9, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.65, 5.15, 79.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.406, 0.404, 0.085)`
Decimal	`1248257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130C01, 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 #130C01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130C01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.43:1	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 #130C01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130c01; }
.text { color: #130c01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130c01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 12 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130c01, #111301); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #130C01?: #130C01 is a black, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130C01?: The RGB value is 19, 12, 1: 19 red, 12 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130C01?: The complementary color is #010813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130C01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.