What color is #131317?

#131317 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131317?

The RGB value is 19, 19, 23: 19 red, 19 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131317?

The complementary color is #171713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131317 color

#131317 rgb(19, 19, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #131317 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.5% green and 9% blue (19, 19, 23).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#131317 color codes

HEX	`#131317`
RGB	`rgb(19, 19, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.02, 0.94, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.02, 2.73, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.656, 0.666, 0.904)`
Decimal	`1250071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131317, 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 #131317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #131317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131317; }
.text { color: #131317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 19 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131317, #151317); }

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Questions

What color is #131317?: #131317 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131317?: The RGB value is 19, 19, 23: 19 red, 19 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131317?: The complementary color is #171713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.