What color is #131A1E?

#131A1E 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 #131A1E?

The RGB value is 19, 26, 30: 19 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131A1E?

The complementary color is #1E1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131A1E color

#131A1E rgb(19, 26, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #131A1E is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 10.2% green and 11.8% blue (19, 26, 30).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% 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 17.59:1).

#131A1E color codes

HEX	`#131A1E`
RGB	`rgb(19, 26, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 10.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 37%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 13%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.75, -1.99, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.75, 4.33, 242.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.872, 0.971, 1.369)`
Decimal	`1251870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131A1E, 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 #131A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #131A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131a1e; }
.text { color: #131a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 26 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131a1e, #13151e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #131A1E?: #131A1E 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 #131A1E?: The RGB value is 19, 26, 30: 19 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131A1E?: The complementary color is #1E1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.