What color is #131832?

#131832 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131832?

The RGB value is 19, 24, 50: 19 red, 24 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131832?

The complementary color is #322D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131832?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131832 color

#131832 rgb(19, 24, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #131832 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.4% green and 19.6% blue (19, 24, 50).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#131832 color codes

HEX	`#131832`
RGB	`rgb(19, 24, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 52%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.17, 6.97, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.17, 19.31, 291.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.171, 1.022, 3.153)`
Decimal	`1251378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131832, 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 #131832	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131832 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #131832 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131832; }
.text { color: #131832; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131832; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 24 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131832, #1e1332); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #131832?: #131832 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131832?: The RGB value is 19, 24, 50: 19 red, 24 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131832?: The complementary color is #322D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131832?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.