What color is #131006?

#131006 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131006?

The RGB value is 19, 16, 6: 19 red, 16 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131006?

The complementary color is #060913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131006?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131006 color

#131006 rgb(19, 16, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #131006 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 6.3% green and 2.4% blue (19, 16, 6).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 52% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 68% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.01:1).

#131006 color codes

HEX	`#131006`
RGB	`rgb(19, 16, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 6.3%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 52%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 68%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 68%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.72, -0.39, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.72, 4.61, 94.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.487, 0.522, 0.247)`
Decimal	`1249286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131006, 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 #131006	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131006 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.01:1	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 #131006 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131006; }
.text { color: #131006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131006; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 16 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131006, #0f1306); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #131006?: #131006 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131006?: The RGB value is 19, 16, 6: 19 red, 16 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131006?: The complementary color is #060913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131006?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.