What color is #131900?

#131900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131900?

The RGB value is 19, 25, 0: 19 red, 25 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131900?

The complementary color is #060019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131900 color

#131900 rgb(19, 25, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #131900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.8% green and 0% blue (19, 25, 0).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#131900 color codes

HEX	`#131900`
RGB	`rgb(19, 25, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 100%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.53, -7.22, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.53, 13.28, 122.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.616, 0.834, 0.128)`
Decimal	`1251584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131900, 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 #131900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	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 #131900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131900; }
.text { color: #131900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 25 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131900, #071900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131900?: #131900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131900?: The RGB value is 19, 25, 0: 19 red, 25 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131900?: The complementary color is #060019, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.