What color is #131218?

#131218 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131218?

The RGB value is 19, 18, 24: 19 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131218?

The complementary color is #171812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131218 color

#131218 rgb(19, 18, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #131218 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.1% green and 9.4% blue (19, 18, 24).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 14% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#131218 color codes

HEX	`#131218`
RGB	`rgb(19, 18, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 14%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 25%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.75, 1.81, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.75, 4.13, 296.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.65, 0.637, 0.953)`
Decimal	`1249816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131218, 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 #131218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #131218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131218; }
.text { color: #131218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 18 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131218, #161218); }

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Questions

What color is #131218?: #131218 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131218?: The RGB value is 19, 18, 24: 19 red, 18 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131218?: The complementary color is #171812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.