What color is #131213?

#131213 is a black, closest to the named color Cursed Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131213?

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

What is the complementary color of #131213?

The complementary color is #121312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131213?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131213 color

#131213 rgb(19, 18, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #131213 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Cursed Black (#131313), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#131213 color codes

HEX	`#131213`
RGB	`rgb(19, 18, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.58, 0.61, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.58, 0.75, 324.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.602, 0.618, 0.704)`
Decimal	`1249811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131213, 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 #131213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131213 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	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 #131213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131213; }
.text { color: #131213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 18 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131213, #131212); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #131213?: #131213 is a black, closest to the named color Cursed Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131213?: The RGB value is 19, 18, 19: 19 red, 18 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131213?: The complementary color is #121312, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131213?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.