What color is #131A19?

#131A19 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131A19?

The RGB value is 19, 26, 25: 19 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131A19?

The complementary color is #1A1314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131A19 color

#131A19 rgb(19, 26, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #131A19 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 10.2% green and 9.8% blue (19, 26, 25).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 16% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#131A19 color codes

HEX	`#131A19`
RGB	`rgb(19, 26, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 10.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 16%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 27%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 4%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.55, -3.51, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.55, 3.53, 186.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.813, 0.947, 1.06)`
Decimal	`1251865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131A19, 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 #131A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #131A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131a19; }
.text { color: #131a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 26 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131a19, #13171a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131A19?: #131A19 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131A19?: The RGB value is 19, 26, 25: 19 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131A19?: The complementary color is #1A1314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.