What color is #131D30?

#131D30 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131D30?

The RGB value is 19, 29, 48: 19 red, 29 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131D30?

The complementary color is #302613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131D30 color

#131D30 rgb(19, 29, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #131D30 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11.4% green and 18.8% blue (19, 29, 48).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 43% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#131D30 color codes

HEX	`#131D30`
RGB	`rgb(19, 29, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 43%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 60%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.78, 2.31, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.78, 14.21, 279.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.241, 1.23, 2.968)`
Decimal	`1252656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131D30, 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 #131D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #131D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131d30; }
.text { color: #131d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 29 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131d30, #171330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #131D30?: #131D30 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131D30?: The RGB value is 19, 29, 48: 19 red, 29 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131D30?: The complementary color is #302613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.