What color is #132940?

#132940 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #132940?

The RGB value is 19, 41, 64: 19 red, 41 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132940?

The complementary color is #402A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132940 color

#132940 rgb(19, 41, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #132940 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 16.1% green and 25.1% blue (19, 41, 64).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 54% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#132940 color codes

HEX	`#132940`
RGB	`rgb(19, 41, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 16.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 54%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 70%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 36%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.97, -0.09, -17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.97, 17.2, 269.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.987, 2.094, 5.149)`
Decimal	`1255744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132940, 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 #132940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #132940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132940; }
.text { color: #132940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 41 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132940, #131340); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #132940?: #132940 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #132940?: The RGB value is 19, 41, 64: 19 red, 41 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132940?: The complementary color is #402A13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.