What color is #133336?

#133336 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 #133336?

The RGB value is 19, 51, 54: 19 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133336?

The complementary color is #361613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133336 color

#133336 rgb(19, 51, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #133336 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 20% green and 21.2% blue (19, 51, 54).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 48% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#133336 color codes

HEX	`#133336`
RGB	`rgb(19, 51, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 20%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 48%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 65%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.11, -10.63, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.11, 11.95, 207.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.118, 2.772, 3.913)`
Decimal	`1258294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133336, 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 #133336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #133336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133336; }
.text { color: #133336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 51 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133336, #132236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #133336?: #133336 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 #133336?: The RGB value is 19, 51, 54: 19 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133336?: The complementary color is #361613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.