What color is #130E16?

#130E16 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130E16?

The RGB value is 19, 14, 22: 19 red, 14 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130E16?

The complementary color is #11160E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130E16 color

#130E16 rgb(19, 14, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #130E16 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 5.5% green and 8.6% blue (19, 14, 22).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

#130E16 color codes

HEX	`#130E16`
RGB	`rgb(19, 14, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 5.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 36%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.61, 3.49, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.61, 5.22, 311.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.57, 0.51, 0.827)`
Decimal	`1248790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130E16, 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 #130E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #130E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130e16; }
.text { color: #130e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 14 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130e16, #160e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #130E16?: #130E16 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130E16?: The RGB value is 19, 14, 22: 19 red, 14 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130E16?: The complementary color is #11160E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.