What color is #132425?

#132425 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #132425?

The RGB value is 19, 36, 37: 19 red, 36 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132425?

The complementary color is #251413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132425 color

#132425 rgb(19, 36, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #132425 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 14.1% green and 14.5% blue (19, 36, 37).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 32% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#132425 color codes

HEX	`#132425`
RGB	`rgb(19, 36, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 14.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 32%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 49%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 3%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.82, -6.74, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.82, 7.34, 203.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.233, 1.534, 1.981)`
Decimal	`1254437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132425, 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 #132425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #132425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132425; }
.text { color: #132425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 36 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132425, #131b25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #132425?: #132425 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #132425?: The RGB value is 19, 36, 37: 19 red, 36 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132425?: The complementary color is #251413, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.