What color is #131719?

#131719 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131719?

The RGB value is 19, 23, 25: 19 red, 23 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131719?

The complementary color is #191513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131719?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131719 color

#131719 rgb(19, 23, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #131719 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9% green and 9.8% blue (19, 23, 25).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 14% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#131719 color codes

HEX	`#131719`
RGB	`rgb(19, 23, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 14%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 24%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.42, -1.24, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.42, 2.39, 238.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.75, 0.821, 1.039)`
Decimal	`1251097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131719, 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 #131719	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131719 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #131719 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131719; }
.text { color: #131719; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131719; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 23 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131719, #131419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131719?: #131719 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark Moon. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131719?: The RGB value is 19, 23, 25: 19 red, 23 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131719?: The complementary color is #191513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131719?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.