What color is #133346?

#133346 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133346?

The RGB value is 19, 51, 70: 19 red, 51 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133346?

The complementary color is #462613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133346 color

#133346 rgb(19, 51, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #133346 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 20% green and 27.5% blue (19, 51, 70).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 57% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#133346 color codes

HEX	`#133346`
RGB	`rgb(19, 51, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 20%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 57%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 73%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 27%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.83, -4.63, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.83, 15.96, 253.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.557, 2.948, 6.227)`
Decimal	`1258310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133346, 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 #133346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #133346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133346; }
.text { color: #133346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 51 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133346, #131946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #133346?: #133346 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133346?: The RGB value is 19, 51, 70: 19 red, 51 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133346?: The complementary color is #462613, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.