What color is #132814?

#132814 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 #132814?

The RGB value is 19, 40, 20: 19 red, 40 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132814?

The complementary color is #281327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132814?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132814 color

#132814 rgb(19, 40, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #132814 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 15.7% green and 7.8% blue (19, 40, 20).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 36% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#132814 color codes

HEX	`#132814`
RGB	`rgb(19, 40, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 15.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 36%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 53%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 50%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.86, -13.82, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.86, 17.42, 142.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.154, 1.706, 0.93)`
Decimal	`1255444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132814, 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 #132814	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132814 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #132814 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132814; }
.text { color: #132814; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132814; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 40 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132814, #13281f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #132814?: #132814 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 #132814?: The RGB value is 19, 40, 20: 19 red, 40 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132814?: The complementary color is #281327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132814?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.