What color is #131521?

#131521 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131521?

The RGB value is 19, 21, 33: 19 red, 21 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131521?

The complementary color is #211F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131521 color

#131521 rgb(19, 21, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #131521 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 8.2% green and 12.9% blue (19, 21, 33).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#131521 color codes

HEX	`#131521`
RGB	`rgb(19, 21, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 8.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 42%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 36%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.09, 2.68, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.09, 9.04, 287.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.811, 0.785, 1.547)`
Decimal	`1250593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131521, 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 #131521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #131521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131521; }
.text { color: #131521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 21 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131521, #181321); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #131521?: #131521 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131521?: The RGB value is 19, 21, 33: 19 red, 21 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131521?: The complementary color is #211F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.