What color is #132414?

#132414 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #132414?

The RGB value is 19, 36, 20: 19 red, 36 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132414?

The complementary color is #241323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132414 color

#132414 rgb(19, 36, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #132414 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 14.1% green and 7.8% blue (19, 36, 20).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#132414 color codes

HEX	`#132414`
RGB	`rgb(19, 36, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 14.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 47%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 44%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.29, -11.45, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.29, 14.26, 143.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.026, 1.451, 0.888)`
Decimal	`1254420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132414, 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 #132414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #132414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132414; }
.text { color: #132414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 36 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132414, #13241c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #132414?: #132414 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #132414?: The RGB value is 19, 36, 20: 19 red, 36 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132414?: The complementary color is #241323, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.