What color is #131C17?

#131C17 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 #131C17?

The RGB value is 19, 28, 23: 19 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131C17?

The complementary color is #1C1318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131C17?

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.

#131C17 color

#131C17 rgb(19, 28, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #131C17 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11% green and 9% blue (19, 28, 23).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 19% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% 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 17.41:1).

#131C17 color codes

HEX	`#131C17`
RGB	`rgb(19, 28, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 19%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 32%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 18%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.25, -5.51, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.25, 5.9, 158.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.838, 1.031, 0.965)`
Decimal	`1252375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131C17, 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 #131C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131C17 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 #131C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131c17; }
.text { color: #131c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 28 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131c17, #131c1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131C17?: #131C17 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 #131C17?: The RGB value is 19, 28, 23: 19 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131C17?: The complementary color is #1C1318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131C17?: 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.