What color is #131C16?

#131C16 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131C16?

The RGB value is 19, 28, 22: 19 red, 28 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131C16?

The complementary color is #1C1319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131C16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131C16 color

#131C16 rgb(19, 28, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #131C16 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11% green and 8.6% blue (19, 28, 22).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 19% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#131C16 color codes

HEX	`#131C16`
RGB	`rgb(19, 28, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 19%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 32%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.21, -5.77, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.21, 6.42, 153.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.829, 1.027, 0.913)`
Decimal	`1252374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131C16, 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 #131C16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131C16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #131C16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131c16; }
.text { color: #131c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131c16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 28 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131c16, #131c1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131C16?: #131C16 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131C16?: The RGB value is 19, 28, 22: 19 red, 28 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131C16?: The complementary color is #1C1319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131C16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.