What color is #13201E?

#13201E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13201E?

The RGB value is 19, 32, 30: 19 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13201E?

The complementary color is #201315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13201E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13201E color

#13201E rgb(19, 32, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #13201E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 12.5% green and 11.8% blue (19, 32, 30).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 25% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#13201E color codes

HEX	`#13201E`
RGB	`rgb(19, 32, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 12.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 25%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 41%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 6%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.03, -6.24, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.03, 6.26, 184.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.019, 1.265, 1.419)`
Decimal	`1253406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13201E, 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 #13201E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13201E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #13201E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13201e; }
.text { color: #13201e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13201e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 32 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13201e, #131c20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #13201E?: #13201E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13201E?: The RGB value is 19, 32, 30: 19 red, 32 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13201E?: The complementary color is #201315, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13201E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.