What color is #131704?

#131704 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131704?

The RGB value is 19, 23, 4: 19 red, 23 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131704?

The complementary color is #080417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131704?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131704 color

#131704 rgb(19, 23, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #131704 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9% green and 1.6% blue (19, 23, 4).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 70% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#131704 color codes

HEX	`#131704`
RGB	`rgb(19, 23, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 70%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 83%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 83%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.87, -5.14, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.87, 9.97, 121.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.597, 0.76, 0.23)`
Decimal	`1251076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131704, 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 #131704	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131704 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #131704 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131704; }
.text { color: #131704; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131704; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 23 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131704, #091704); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131704?: #131704 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131704?: The RGB value is 19, 23, 4: 19 red, 23 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131704?: The complementary color is #080417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131704?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.