What color is #131D23?

#131D23 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131D23?

The RGB value is 19, 29, 35: 19 red, 29 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131D23?

The complementary color is #231913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131D23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131D23 color

#131D23 rgb(19, 29, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #131D23 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11.4% green and 13.7% blue (19, 29, 35).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#131D23 color codes

HEX	`#131D23`
RGB	`rgb(19, 29, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 46%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 17%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.1, -2.51, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.1, 6.08, 245.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.011, 1.138, 1.756)`
Decimal	`1252643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131D23, 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 #131D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #131D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131d23; }
.text { color: #131d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 29 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131d23, #131523); }

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Questions

What color is #131D23?: #131D23 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131D23?: The RGB value is 19, 29, 35: 19 red, 29 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131D23?: The complementary color is #231913, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131D23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.