What color is #132A25?

#132A25 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 #132A25?

The RGB value is 19, 42, 37: 19 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132A25?

The complementary color is #2A1318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132A25 color

#132A25 rgb(19, 42, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #132A25 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 16.5% green and 14.5% blue (19, 42, 37).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 38% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#132A25 color codes

HEX	`#132A25`
RGB	`rgb(19, 42, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 16.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 38%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 12%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.1, -10.63, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.1, 10.63, 177.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.43, 1.928, 2.047)`
Decimal	`1255973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132A25, 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 #132A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #132A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132a25; }
.text { color: #132a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 42 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132a25, #13232a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #132A25?: #132A25 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 #132A25?: The RGB value is 19, 42, 37: 19 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132A25?: The complementary color is #2A1318, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.