What color is #131211?

#131211 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131211?

The RGB value is 19, 18, 17: 19 red, 18 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131211?

The complementary color is #111213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131211 color

#131211 rgb(19, 18, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #131211 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.1% green and 6.7% blue (19, 18, 17).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Dark Veil (#141311), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#131211 color codes

HEX	`#131211`
RGB	`rgb(19, 18, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.52, 0.2, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.52, 0.72, 74.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.586, 0.612, 0.617)`
Decimal	`1249809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131211, 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 #131211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	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 #131211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131211; }
.text { color: #131211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 18 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131211, #131311); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #131211?: #131211 is a black, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131211?: The RGB value is 19, 18, 17: 19 red, 18 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131211?: The complementary color is #111213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.