What color is #132F32?

#132F32 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #132F32?

The RGB value is 19, 47, 50: 19 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #132F32?

The complementary color is #321613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #132F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#132F32 color

#132F32 rgb(19, 47, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #132F32 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 18.4% green and 19.6% blue (19, 47, 50).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#132F32 color codes

HEX	`#132F32`
RGB	`rgb(19, 47, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 18.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 62%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 6%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, -9.5, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 10.82, 208.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.861, 2.402, 3.382)`
Decimal	`1257266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #132F32, 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 #132F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#132F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #132F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #132f32; }
.text { color: #132f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #132f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 47 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #132f32, #132032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #132F32?: #132F32 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #132F32?: The RGB value is 19, 47, 50: 19 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #132F32?: The complementary color is #321613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #132F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.