What color is #13144F?

#13144F is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13144F?

The RGB value is 19, 20, 79: 19 red, 20 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13144F?

The complementary color is #4F4E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13144F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13144F color

#13144F rgb(19, 20, 79)

Shades of black

The hex color #13144F is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 7.8% green and 31% blue (19, 20, 79).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 61% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#13144F color codes

HEX	`#13144F`
RGB	`rgb(19, 20, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 7.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 61%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 76%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 75%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.58, 21.83, -36.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.58, 42.32, 301.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.93, 1.203, 7.526)`
Decimal	`1250383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13144F, 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 #13144F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13144F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #13144F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13144f; }
.text { color: #13144f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13144f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 20 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13144f, #30134f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #13144F?: #13144F is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13144F?: The RGB value is 19, 20, 79: 19 red, 20 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13144F?: The complementary color is #4F4E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13144F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.