What color is #131B19?

#131B19 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 #131B19?

The RGB value is 19, 27, 25: 19 red, 27 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131B19?

The complementary color is #1B1315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131B19 color

#131B19 rgb(19, 27, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #131B19 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 10.6% green and 9.8% blue (19, 27, 25).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 17% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#131B19 color codes

HEX	`#131B19`
RGB	`rgb(19, 27, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 10.6%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 17%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 30%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.93, -4.24, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.93, 4.25, 177.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.836, 0.992, 1.067)`
Decimal	`1252121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131B19, 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 #131B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #131B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131b19; }
.text { color: #131b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 27 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131b19, #13191b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131B19?: #131B19 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 #131B19?: The RGB value is 19, 27, 25: 19 red, 27 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131B19?: The complementary color is #1B1315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.