What color is #13181D?

#13181D is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13181D?

The RGB value is 19, 24, 29: 19 red, 24 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13181D?

The complementary color is #1D1813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13181D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13181D color

#13181D rgb(19, 24, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #13181D is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.4% green and 11.4% blue (19, 24, 29).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 21% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Satin Deep Black (#1C1E21), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#13181D color codes

HEX	`#13181D`
RGB	`rgb(19, 24, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.4%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 21%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 34%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.95, -0.81, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.95, 4.36, 259.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.817, 0.88, 1.289)`
Decimal	`1251357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13181D, 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 #13181D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13181D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #13181D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13181d; }
.text { color: #13181d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13181d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 24 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13181d, #13131d); }

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Questions

What color is #13181D?: #13181D is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13181D?: The RGB value is 19, 24, 29: 19 red, 24 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13181D?: The complementary color is #1D1813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13181D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.