What color is #130E14?

#130E14 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130E14?

The RGB value is 19, 14, 20: 19 red, 14 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130E14?

The complementary color is #0F140E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130E14 color

#130E14 rgb(19, 14, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #130E14 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 5.5% green and 7.8% blue (19, 14, 20).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 18% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.08:1).

#130E14 color codes

HEX	`#130E14`
RGB	`rgb(19, 14, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 5.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 18%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 30%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.54, 3.02, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.54, 3.99, 319.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.552, 0.503, 0.73)`
Decimal	`1248788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130E14, 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 #130E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.08:1	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 #130E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130e14; }
.text { color: #130e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 14 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130e14, #140e12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #130E14?: #130E14 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130E14?: The RGB value is 19, 14, 20: 19 red, 14 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130E14?: The complementary color is #0F140E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.