What color is #130D18?

#130D18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130D18?

The RGB value is 19, 13, 24: 19 red, 13 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130D18?

The complementary color is #12180D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130D18 color

#130D18 rgb(19, 13, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #130D18 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 5.1% green and 9.4% blue (19, 13, 24).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 30% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.12:1).

#130D18 color codes

HEX	`#130D18`
RGB	`rgb(19, 13, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 5.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 30%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 46%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 46%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.45, 4.48, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.45, 7.19, 308.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.577, 0.492, 0.929)`
Decimal	`1248536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130D18, 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 #130D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #130D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130d18; }
.text { color: #130d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 13 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130d18, #180d17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #130D18?: #130D18 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130D18?: The RGB value is 19, 13, 24: 19 red, 13 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130D18?: The complementary color is #12180D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.