What color is #13141F?

#13141F 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 #13141F?

The RGB value is 19, 20, 31: 19 red, 20 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13141F?

The complementary color is #1F1E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13141F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13141F color

#13141F rgb(19, 20, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #13141F is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.8% green and 12.2% blue (19, 20, 31).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 24% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#13141F color codes

HEX	`#13141F`
RGB	`rgb(19, 20, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 24%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 39%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 35%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.66, 2.66, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.66, 8.2, 288.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.766, 0.738, 1.398)`
Decimal	`1250335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13141F, 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 #13141F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13141F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #13141F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13141f; }
.text { color: #13141f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13141f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 20 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13141f, #18131f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #13141F?: #13141F 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 #13141F?: The RGB value is 19, 20, 31: 19 red, 20 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13141F?: The complementary color is #1F1E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13141F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.