What color is #131103?

#131103 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 #131103?

The RGB value is 19, 17, 3: 19 red, 17 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131103?

The complementary color is #030513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131103?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131103 color

#131103 rgb(19, 17, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #131103 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 6.7% green and 1.2% blue (19, 17, 3).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 73% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 84% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#131103 color codes

HEX	`#131103`
RGB	`rgb(19, 17, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 6.7%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 73%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 84%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 84%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.93, -1.37, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.93, 6.28, 102.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.485, 0.546, 0.166)`
Decimal	`1249539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131103, 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 #131103	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131103 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	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 #131103 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131103; }
.text { color: #131103; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131103; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 17 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131103, #0d1303); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #131103?: #131103 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 #131103?: The RGB value is 19, 17, 3: 19 red, 17 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131103?: The complementary color is #030513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131103?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.