What color is #131D15?

#131D15 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131D15?

The RGB value is 19, 29, 21: 19 red, 29 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131D15?

The complementary color is #1D131B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131D15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131D15 color

#131D15 rgb(19, 29, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #131D15 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11.4% green and 8.2% blue (19, 29, 21).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 21% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#131D15 color codes

HEX	`#131D15`
RGB	`rgb(19, 29, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 21%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 34%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.57, -6.71, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.57, 7.83, 149)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.843, 1.071, 0.872)`
Decimal	`1252629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131D15, 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 #131D15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131D15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #131D15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131d15; }
.text { color: #131d15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131d15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 29 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131d15, #131d1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131D15?: #131D15 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131D15?: The RGB value is 19, 29, 21: 19 red, 29 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131D15?: The complementary color is #1D131B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131D15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.