What color is #131718?

#131718 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131718?

The RGB value is 19, 23, 24: 19 red, 23 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131718?

The complementary color is #181413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131718?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131718 color

#131718 rgb(19, 23, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #131718 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9% green and 9.4% blue (19, 23, 24).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 12% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#131718 color codes

HEX	`#131718`
RGB	`rgb(19, 23, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 12%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 21%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.38, -1.51, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.38, 2.01, 221.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.74, 0.817, 0.983)`
Decimal	`1251096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131718, 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 #131718	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131718 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #131718 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131718; }
.text { color: #131718; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131718; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 23 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131718, #131518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131718?: #131718 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131718?: The RGB value is 19, 23, 24: 19 red, 23 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131718?: The complementary color is #181413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131718?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.