What color is #131016?

#131016 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 #131016?

The RGB value is 19, 16, 22: 19 red, 16 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131016?

The complementary color is #131610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131016 color

#131016 rgb(19, 16, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #131016 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 6.3% green and 8.6% blue (19, 16, 22).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#131016 color codes

HEX	`#131016`
RGB	`rgb(19, 16, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 6.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 27%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.12, 2.45, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.12, 3.98, 307.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.599, 0.567, 0.837)`
Decimal	`1249302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131016, 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 #131016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	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 #131016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131016; }
.text { color: #131016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 16 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131016, #161016); }

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Questions

What color is #131016?: #131016 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 #131016?: The RGB value is 19, 16, 22: 19 red, 16 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131016?: The complementary color is #131610, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.