What color is #131209?

#131209 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131209?

The RGB value is 19, 18, 9: 19 red, 18 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131209?

The complementary color is #090A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131209?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131209 color

#131209 rgb(19, 18, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #131209 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.1% green and 3.5% blue (19, 18, 9).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 36% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 53% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#131209 color codes

HEX	`#131209`
RGB	`rgb(19, 18, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 36%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 53%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 53%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.34, -1.12, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.34, 4.42, 104.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.534, 0.591, 0.344)`
Decimal	`1249801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131209, 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 #131209	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131209 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #131209 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131209; }
.text { color: #131209; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131209; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 18 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131209, #0f1309); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131209?: #131209 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131209?: The RGB value is 19, 18, 9: 19 red, 18 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131209?: The complementary color is #090A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131209?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.