What color is #132C02?

#132C02 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #132C02?

The RGB value is 19, 44, 2: 19 red, 44 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132C02?

The complementary color is #1B022C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132C02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132C02 color

#132C02 rgb(19, 44, 2)

Shades of green

The hex color #132C02 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 17.3% green and 0.8% blue (19, 44, 2).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 91% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#132C02 color codes

HEX	`#132C02`
RGB	`rgb(19, 44, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 17.3%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 91%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 95%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 95%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.19, -18.66, 20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.19, 28.01, 131.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.18, 1.944, 0.37)`
Decimal	`1256450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132C02, 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 #132C02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132C02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #132C02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132c02; }
.text { color: #132c02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132c02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 44 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132c02, #022c06); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #132C02?: #132C02 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #132C02?: The RGB value is 19, 44, 2: 19 red, 44 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132C02?: The complementary color is #1B022C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132C02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.