What color is #13171B?

#13171B 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 #13171B?

The RGB value is 19, 23, 27: 19 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13171B?

The complementary color is #1B1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13171B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13171B color

#13171B rgb(19, 23, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #13171B is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9% green and 10.6% blue (19, 23, 27).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 17% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dark Moon (#161718), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#13171B color codes

HEX	`#13171B`
RGB	`rgb(19, 23, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 17%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 30%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 15%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.5, -0.68, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.5, 3.51, 258.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.773, 0.83, 1.156)`
Decimal	`1251099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13171B, 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 #13171B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13171B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #13171B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13171b; }
.text { color: #13171b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13171b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 23 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13171b, #13131b); }

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Questions

What color is #13171B?: #13171B 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 #13171B?: The RGB value is 19, 23, 27: 19 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13171B?: The complementary color is #1B1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13171B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.