What color is #131714?

#131714 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131714?

The RGB value is 19, 23, 20: 19 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131714?

The complementary color is #171316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131714 color

#131714 rgb(19, 23, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #131714 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9% green and 7.8% blue (19, 23, 20).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 10% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#131714 color codes

HEX	`#131714`
RGB	`rgb(19, 23, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 10%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 17%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.24, -2.49, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.24, 2.83, 151.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.701, 0.802, 0.779)`
Decimal	`1251092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131714, 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 #131714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	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 #131714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131714; }
.text { color: #131714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 23 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131714, #131716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131714?: #131714 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131714?: The RGB value is 19, 23, 20: 19 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131714?: The complementary color is #171316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.