What color is #131620?

#131620 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131620?

The RGB value is 19, 22, 32: 19 red, 22 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131620?

The complementary color is #201D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131620?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131620 color

#131620 rgb(19, 22, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #131620 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 8.6% green and 12.5% blue (19, 22, 32).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#131620 color codes

HEX	`#131620`
RGB	`rgb(19, 22, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 8.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 31%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.38, 1.64, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.38, 7.62, 282.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.816, 0.817, 1.481)`
Decimal	`1250848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131620, 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 #131620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131620 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #131620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131620; }
.text { color: #131620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 22 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131620, #171320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #131620?: #131620 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131620?: The RGB value is 19, 22, 32: 19 red, 22 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131620?: The complementary color is #201D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131620?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.