What color is #131B28?

#131B28 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131B28?

The RGB value is 19, 27, 40: 19 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131B28?

The complementary color is #282013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131B28 color

#131B28 rgb(19, 27, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #131B28 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 10.6% green and 15.7% blue (19, 27, 40).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 36% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#131B28 color codes

HEX	`#131B28`
RGB	`rgb(19, 27, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 10.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 36%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 53%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 33%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.6, 0.76, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.6, 10.02, 274.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.043, 1.075, 2.16)`
Decimal	`1252136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131B28, 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 #131B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #131B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131b28; }
.text { color: #131b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 27 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131b28, #151328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #131B28?: #131B28 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131B28?: The RGB value is 19, 27, 40: 19 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131B28?: The complementary color is #282013, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.