What color is #131232?

#131232 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131232?

The RGB value is 19, 18, 50: 19 red, 18 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131232?

The complementary color is #313212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131232 color

#131232 rgb(19, 18, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #131232 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.1% green and 19.6% blue (19, 18, 50).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 47% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#131232 color codes

HEX	`#131232`
RGB	`rgb(19, 18, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 47%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 64%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 64%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.24, 11.56, -21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.24, 24.07, 298.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.06, 0.801, 3.116)`
Decimal	`1249842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131232, 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 #131232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #131232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131232; }
.text { color: #131232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 18 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131232, #231232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #131232?: #131232 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131232?: The RGB value is 19, 18, 50: 19 red, 18 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131232?: The complementary color is #313212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.