What color is #131012?

#131012 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131012?

The RGB value is 19, 16, 18: 19 red, 16 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131012?

The complementary color is #101311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131012 color

#131012 rgb(19, 16, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #131012 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 6.3% green and 7.1% blue (19, 16, 18).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Black Sheep (#0F0D0D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.91:1).

#131012 color codes

HEX	`#131012`
RGB	`rgb(19, 16, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 6.3%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 16%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.99, 1.54, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.99, 1.69, 336.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.563, 0.553, 0.649)`
Decimal	`1249298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131012, 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 #131012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #131012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131012; }
.text { color: #131012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 16 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131012, #131011); }

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Questions

What color is #131012?: #131012 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Sheep. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131012?: The RGB value is 19, 16, 18: 19 red, 16 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131012?: The complementary color is #101311, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.