What color is #130F09?

#130F09 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #130F09?

The RGB value is 19, 15, 9: 19 red, 15 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #130F09?

The complementary color is #090D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #130F09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#130F09 color

#130F09 rgb(19, 15, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #130F09 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 5.9% green and 3.5% blue (19, 15, 9).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 36% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 53% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.09:1).

#130F09 color codes

HEX	`#130F09`
RGB	`rgb(19, 15, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 5.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 36%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 53%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 53%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.51, 0.56, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.51, 3.13, 79.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.489, 0.5, 0.329)`
Decimal	`1249033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #130F09, 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 #130F09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#130F09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.09:1	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 #130F09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #130f09; }
.text { color: #130f09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #130f09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 15 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #130f09, #121309); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #130F09?: #130F09 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #130F09?: The RGB value is 19, 15, 9: 19 red, 15 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #130F09?: The complementary color is #090D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #130F09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.