What color is #132016?

#132016 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 #132016?

The RGB value is 19, 32, 22: 19 red, 32 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132016?

The complementary color is #20131D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132016 color

#132016 rgb(19, 32, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #132016 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 12.5% green and 8.6% blue (19, 32, 22).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#132016 color codes

HEX	`#132016`
RGB	`rgb(19, 32, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 12.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 31%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.77, -8.46, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.77, 9.84, 149.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.93, 1.229, 0.947)`
Decimal	`1253398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132016, 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 #132016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #132016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132016; }
.text { color: #132016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 32 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132016, #13201c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #132016?: #132016 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 #132016?: The RGB value is 19, 32, 22: 19 red, 32 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132016?: The complementary color is #20131D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.