What color is #13170F?

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

What is the RGB value of #13170F?

The RGB value is 19, 23, 15: 19 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13170F?

The complementary color is #130F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13170F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13170F color

#13170F rgb(19, 23, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #13170F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9% green and 5.9% blue (19, 23, 15).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 21% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#13170F color codes

HEX	`#13170F`
RGB	`rgb(19, 23, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 21%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 35%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 35%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.1, -3.51, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.1, 5.4, 130.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.661, 0.786, 0.569)`
Decimal	`1251087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13170F, 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 #13170F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13170F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #13170F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13170f; }
.text { color: #13170f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13170f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 23 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13170f, #0f170f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #13170F?: #13170F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13170F?: The RGB value is 19, 23, 15: 19 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13170F?: The complementary color is #130F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13170F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.