What color is #131E16?

#131E16 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 #131E16?

The RGB value is 19, 30, 22: 19 red, 30 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131E16?

The complementary color is #1E131B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131E16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131E16 color

#131E16 rgb(19, 30, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #131E16 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11.8% green and 8.6% blue (19, 30, 22).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#131E16 color codes

HEX	`#131E16`
RGB	`rgb(19, 30, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 37%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 27%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.99, -7.14, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.99, 8.15, 151.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.878, 1.125, 0.93)`
Decimal	`1252886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131E16, 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 #131E16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131E16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #131E16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131e16; }
.text { color: #131e16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131e16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 30 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131e16, #131e1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #131E16?: #131E16 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 #131E16?: The RGB value is 19, 30, 22: 19 red, 30 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131E16?: The complementary color is #1E131B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131E16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.