What color is #13121C?

#13121C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13121C?

The RGB value is 19, 18, 28: 19 red, 18 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13121C?

The complementary color is #1B1C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13121C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13121C color

#13121C rgb(19, 18, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #13121C is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.1% green and 11% blue (19, 18, 28).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 22% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#13121C color codes

HEX	`#13121C`
RGB	`rgb(19, 18, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 22%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 36%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.92, 2.95, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.92, 7.21, 294.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.694, 0.655, 1.188)`
Decimal	`1249820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13121C, 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 #13121C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13121C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	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 #13121C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13121c; }
.text { color: #13121c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13121c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 18 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13121c, #18121c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #13121C?: #13121C is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13121C?: The RGB value is 19, 18, 28: 19 red, 18 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13121C?: The complementary color is #1B1C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13121C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.