What color is #131015?

#131015 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131015?

The RGB value is 19, 16, 21: 19 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131015?

The complementary color is #121510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131015 color

#131015 rgb(19, 16, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #131015 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 6.3% green and 8.2% blue (19, 16, 21).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.87:1).

#131015 color codes

HEX	`#131015`
RGB	`rgb(19, 16, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 6.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 24%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.09, 2.21, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.09, 3.32, 311.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.589, 0.563, 0.787)`
Decimal	`1249301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131015, 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 #131015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.87:1	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 #131015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131015; }
.text { color: #131015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 16 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131015, #151015); }

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Questions

What color is #131015?: #131015 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131015?: The RGB value is 19, 16, 21: 19 red, 16 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131015?: The complementary color is #121510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.