What color is #131537?

#131537 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131537?

The RGB value is 19, 21, 55: 19 red, 21 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131537?

The complementary color is #373513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131537 color

#131537 rgb(19, 21, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #131537 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 8.2% green and 21.6% blue (19, 21, 55).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#131537 color codes

HEX	`#131537`
RGB	`rgb(19, 21, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 8.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 62%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.57, 11.35, -22.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.57, 25.29, 296.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.226, 0.951, 3.733)`
Decimal	`1250615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131537, 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 #131537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #131537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131537; }
.text { color: #131537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 21 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131537, #231337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #131537?: #131537 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131537?: The RGB value is 19, 21, 55: 19 red, 21 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131537?: The complementary color is #373513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.