What color is #13230B?

#13230B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13230B?

The RGB value is 19, 35, 11: 19 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13230B?

The complementary color is #1B0B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13230B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13230B color

#13230B rgb(19, 35, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #13230B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 13.7% green and 4.3% blue (19, 35, 11).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 52% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#13230B color codes

HEX	`#13230B`
RGB	`rgb(19, 35, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 13.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 52%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 69%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 69%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.72, -12.54, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.72, 17.79, 134.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.93, 1.365, 0.531)`
Decimal	`1254155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13230B, 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 #13230B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13230B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #13230B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13230b; }
.text { color: #13230b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13230b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 35 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13230b, #0b230f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #13230B?: #13230B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13230B?: The RGB value is 19, 35, 11: 19 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13230B?: The complementary color is #1B0B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13230B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.