What color is #131E11?

#131E11 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #131E11?

The RGB value is 19, 30, 17: 19 red, 30 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131E11?

The complementary color is #1C111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131E11 color

#131E11 rgb(19, 30, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #131E11 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11.8% green and 6.7% blue (19, 30, 17).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 28% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#131E11 color codes

HEX	`#131E11`
RGB	`rgb(19, 30, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 28%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 43%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.86, -8.32, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.86, 10.86, 140)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.834, 1.107, 0.7)`
Decimal	`1252881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131E11, 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 #131E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #131E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131e11; }
.text { color: #131e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 30 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131e11, #111e16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131E11?: #131E11 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #131E11?: The RGB value is 19, 30, 17: 19 red, 30 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131E11?: The complementary color is #1C111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.