What color is #131C27?

#131C27 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 #131C27?

The RGB value is 19, 28, 39: 19 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131C27?

The complementary color is #271E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131C27 color

#131C27 rgb(19, 28, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #131C27 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11% green and 15.3% blue (19, 28, 39).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 34% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.17:1).

#131C27 color codes

HEX	`#131C27`
RGB	`rgb(19, 28, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 34%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 28%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.92, -0.36, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.92, 8.78, 267.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.05, 1.115, 2.079)`
Decimal	`1252391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131C27, 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 #131C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.17:1	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 #131C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131c27; }
.text { color: #131c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 28 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131c27, #141327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #131C27?: #131C27 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 #131C27?: The RGB value is 19, 28, 39: 19 red, 28 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131C27?: The complementary color is #271E13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.