What color is #13181F?

#13181F is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13181F?

The RGB value is 19, 24, 31: 19 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13181F?

The complementary color is #1F1A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13181F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13181F color

#13181F rgb(19, 24, 31)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.4% green and 12.2% blue (19, 24, 31).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 24% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#13181F color codes

HEX	`#13181F`
RGB	`rgb(19, 24, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 24%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 39%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 23%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.04, -0.17, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.04, 5.66, 268.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.842, 0.891, 1.424)`
Decimal	`1251359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13181F, 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 #13181F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13181F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #13181F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13181f; }
.text { color: #13181f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13181f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 24 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13181f, #14131f); }

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Questions

What color is #13181F?: #13181F is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13181F?: The RGB value is 19, 24, 31: 19 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13181F?: The complementary color is #1F1A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13181F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.