What color is #131A28?

#131A28 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131A28?

The RGB value is 19, 26, 40: 19 red, 26 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131A28?

The complementary color is #282113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131A28 color

#131A28 rgb(19, 26, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #131A28 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 10.2% green and 15.7% blue (19, 26, 40).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#131A28 color codes

HEX	`#131A28`
RGB	`rgb(19, 26, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 10.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 53%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.24, 1.52, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.24, 10.66, 278.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.021, 1.03, 2.152)`
Decimal	`1251880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131A28, 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 #131A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #131A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131a28; }
.text { color: #131a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 26 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131a28, #171328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #131A28?: #131A28 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131A28?: The RGB value is 19, 26, 40: 19 red, 26 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131A28?: The complementary color is #282113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.