What color is #132815?

#132815 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 #132815?

The RGB value is 19, 40, 21: 19 red, 40 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132815?

The complementary color is #281326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132815?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132815 color

#132815 rgb(19, 40, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #132815 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 15.7% green and 8.2% blue (19, 40, 21).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 36% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.65:1).

#132815 color codes

HEX	`#132815`
RGB	`rgb(19, 40, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 15.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 36%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 53%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 47%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.89, -13.61, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.89, 16.86, 143.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.163, 1.71, 0.978)`
Decimal	`1255445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132815, 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 #132815	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132815 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.65:1	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 #132815 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132815; }
.text { color: #132815; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132815; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 40 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132815, #132820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #132815?: #132815 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 #132815?: The RGB value is 19, 40, 21: 19 red, 40 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132815?: The complementary color is #281326, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132815?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.