What color is #131926?

#131926 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131926?

The RGB value is 19, 25, 38: 19 red, 25 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131926?

The complementary color is #262013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131926?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131926 color

#131926 rgb(19, 25, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #131926 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 9.8% green and 14.9% blue (19, 25, 38).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#131926 color codes

HEX	`#131926`
RGB	`rgb(19, 25, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 9.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 50%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 34%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.77, 1.54, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.77, 9.92, 278.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.966, 0.974, 1.97)`
Decimal	`1251622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131926, 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 #131926	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131926 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	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 #131926 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131926; }
.text { color: #131926; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131926; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 25 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131926, #171326); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #131926?: #131926 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131926?: The RGB value is 19, 25, 38: 19 red, 25 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131926?: The complementary color is #262013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131926?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.