What color is #13191C?

#13191C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13191C?

The RGB value is 19, 25, 28: 19 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13191C?

The complementary color is #1C1613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13191C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13191C color

#13191C rgb(19, 25, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #13191C is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.8% green and 11% blue (19, 25, 28).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 19% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#13191C color codes

HEX	`#13191C`
RGB	`rgb(19, 25, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 19%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 32%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.28, -1.88, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.28, 3.57, 238.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.826, 0.918, 1.232)`
Decimal	`1251612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13191C, 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 #13191C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13191C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	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 #13191C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13191c; }
.text { color: #13191c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13191c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 25 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13191c, #13141c); }

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Questions

What color is #13191C?: #13191C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13191C?: The RGB value is 19, 25, 28: 19 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13191C?: The complementary color is #1C1613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13191C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.