What color is #13170E?

#13170E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13170E?

The RGB value is 19, 23, 14: 19 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13170E?

The complementary color is #120E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13170E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13170E color

#13170E rgb(19, 23, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #13170E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9% green and 5.5% blue (19, 23, 14).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#13170E color codes

HEX	`#13170E`
RGB	`rgb(19, 23, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 39%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 39%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.07, -3.68, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.07, 5.88, 128.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.654, 0.783, 0.532)`
Decimal	`1251086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13170E, 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 #13170E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13170E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #13170E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13170e; }
.text { color: #13170e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13170e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 23 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13170e, #0e170e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #13170E?: #13170E is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13170E?: The RGB value is 19, 23, 14: 19 red, 23 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13170E?: The complementary color is #120E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13170E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.