What color is #132720?

#132720 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 #132720?

The RGB value is 19, 39, 32: 19 red, 39 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132720?

The complementary color is #27131A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132720?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132720 color

#132720 rgb(19, 39, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #132720 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 15.3% green and 12.5% blue (19, 39, 32).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 34% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#132720 color codes

HEX	`#132720`
RGB	`rgb(19, 39, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 15.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 34%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 18%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.79, -10.24, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.79, 10.45, 168.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.255, 1.694, 1.627)`
Decimal	`1255200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132720, 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 #132720	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132720 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #132720 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132720; }
.text { color: #132720; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132720; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 39 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132720, #132427); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #132720?: #132720 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 #132720?: The RGB value is 19, 39, 32: 19 red, 39 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132720?: The complementary color is #27131A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132720?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.