What color is #13162A?

#13162A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13162A?

The RGB value is 19, 22, 42: 19 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13162A?

The complementary color is #2A2713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13162A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13162A color

#13162A rgb(19, 22, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #13162A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 8.6% green and 16.5% blue (19, 22, 42).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 38% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#13162A color codes

HEX	`#13162A`
RGB	`rgb(19, 22, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 8.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 38%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 48%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.94, 5.37, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.94, 15.06, 290.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.973, 0.879, 2.308)`
Decimal	`1250858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13162A, 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 #13162A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13162A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #13162A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13162a; }
.text { color: #13162a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13162a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 22 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13162a, #1b132a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #13162A?: #13162A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13162A?: The RGB value is 19, 22, 42: 19 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13162A?: The complementary color is #2A2713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13162A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.