What color is #13191E?

#13191E 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 #13191E?

The RGB value is 19, 25, 30: 19 red, 25 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13191E?

The complementary color is #1E1813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13191E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13191E color

#13191E rgb(19, 25, 30)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.8% green and 11.8% blue (19, 25, 30).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Satin Deep Black (#1C1E21), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#13191E color codes

HEX	`#13191E`
RGB	`rgb(19, 25, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 37%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 17%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.37, -1.25, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.37, 4.58, 254.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.85, 0.927, 1.362)`
Decimal	`1251614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13191E, 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 #13191E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13191E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #13191E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13191e; }
.text { color: #13191e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13191e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 25 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13191e, #13141e); }

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Questions

What color is #13191E?: #13191E 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 #13191E?: The RGB value is 19, 25, 30: 19 red, 25 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13191E?: The complementary color is #1E1813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13191E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.