What color is #131311?

#131311 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131311?

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

What is the complementary color of #131311?

The complementary color is #111113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131311 color

#131311 rgb(19, 19, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #131311 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.6:1).

#131311 color codes

HEX	`#131311`
RGB	`rgb(19, 19, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.82, -0.42, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.82, 1.2, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.603, 0.645, 0.623)`
Decimal	`1250065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131311, 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 #131311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.6:1	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 #131311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131311; }
.text { color: #131311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 19 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131311, #121311); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #131311?: #131311 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131311?: The RGB value is 19, 19, 17: 19 red, 19 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131311?: The complementary color is #111113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.