What color is #13312E?

#13312E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13312E?

The RGB value is 19, 49, 46: 19 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13312E?

The complementary color is #311316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13312E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13312E color

#13312E rgb(19, 49, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #13312E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 19.2% green and 18% blue (19, 49, 46).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 44% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#13312E color codes

HEX	`#13312E`
RGB	`rgb(19, 49, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 19.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 44%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 61%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 6%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.06, -12.09, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.06, 12.18, 187.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.86, 2.532, 2.975)`
Decimal	`1257774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13312E, 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 #13312E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13312E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #13312E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13312e; }
.text { color: #13312e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13312e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 49 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13312e, #132531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #13312E?: #13312E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13312E?: The RGB value is 19, 49, 46: 19 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13312E?: The complementary color is #311316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13312E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.