What color is #132021?

#132021 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #132021?

The RGB value is 19, 32, 33: 19 red, 32 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132021?

The complementary color is #211413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132021 color

#132021 rgb(19, 32, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #132021 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 12.5% green and 12.9% blue (19, 32, 33).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#132021 color codes

HEX	`#132021`
RGB	`rgb(19, 32, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 12.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 42%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 3%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.14, -5.31, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.14, 5.86, 205.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.059, 1.281, 1.63)`
Decimal	`1253409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132021, 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 #132021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #132021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132021; }
.text { color: #132021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 32 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132021, #131921); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #132021?: #132021 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #132021?: The RGB value is 19, 32, 33: 19 red, 32 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132021?: The complementary color is #211413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.