What color is #131E22?

#131E22 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 #131E22?

The RGB value is 19, 30, 34: 19 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #131E22?

The complementary color is #221713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #131E22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#131E22 color

#131E22 rgb(19, 30, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #131E22 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 11.8% green and 13.3% blue (19, 30, 34).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 28% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#131E22 color codes

HEX	`#131E22`
RGB	`rgb(19, 30, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 11.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 28%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 44%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 12%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.43, -3.57, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.43, 5.59, 230.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.021, 1.182, 1.687)`
Decimal	`1252898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #131E22, 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 #131E22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#131E22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #131E22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #131e22; }
.text { color: #131e22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131e22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 30 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #131e22, #131622); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #131E22?: #131E22 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 #131E22?: The RGB value is 19, 30, 34: 19 red, 30 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #131E22?: The complementary color is #221713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #131E22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.