What color is #131816?

#131816 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131816?

The RGB value is 19, 24, 22: 19 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131816?

The complementary color is #181315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131816 color

#131816 rgb(19, 24, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #131816 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.4% green and 8.6% blue (19, 24, 22).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#131816 color codes

HEX	`#131816`
RGB	`rgb(19, 24, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.67, -2.77, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.67, 2.83, 167.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.74, 0.85, 0.884)`
Decimal	`1251350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131816, 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 #131816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #131816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131816; }
.text { color: #131816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 24 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131816, #131818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131816?: #131816 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131816?: The RGB value is 19, 24, 22: 19 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131816?: The complementary color is #181315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.