What color is #131C00?

#131C00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131C00?

The RGB value is 19, 28, 0: 19 red, 28 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131C00?

The complementary color is #09001C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131C00?

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.

#131C00 color

#131C00 rgb(19, 28, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #131C00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11% green and 0% blue (19, 28, 0).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#131C00 color codes

HEX	`#131C00`
RGB	`rgb(19, 28, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 100%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.73, -9.62, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.73, 16.08, 126.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.684, 0.969, 0.151)`
Decimal	`1252352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131C00, 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 #131C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131C00 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 #131C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131c00; }
.text { color: #131c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 28 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131c00, #051c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131C00?: #131C00 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131C00?: The RGB value is 19, 28, 0: 19 red, 28 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131C00?: The complementary color is #09001C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131C00?: 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.