What color is #131405?

#131405 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131405?

The RGB value is 19, 20, 5: 19 red, 20 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131405?

The complementary color is #060514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131405?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131405 color

#131405 rgb(19, 20, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #131405 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.8% green and 2% blue (19, 20, 5).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 60% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#131405 color codes

HEX	`#131405`
RGB	`rgb(19, 20, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 60%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 75%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 75%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.87, -2.93, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.87, 7.3, 113.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.546, 0.65, 0.24)`
Decimal	`1250309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131405, 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 #131405	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131405 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #131405 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131405; }
.text { color: #131405; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131405; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 20 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131405, #0c1405); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131405?: #131405 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131405?: The RGB value is 19, 20, 5: 19 red, 20 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131405?: The complementary color is #060514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131405?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.