What color is #133439?

#133439 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133439?

The RGB value is 19, 52, 57: 19 red, 52 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133439?

The complementary color is #391813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133439 color

#133439 rgb(19, 52, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #133439 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 20.4% green and 22.4% blue (19, 52, 57).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 50% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% 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 13.31:1).

#133439 color codes

HEX	`#133439`
RGB	`rgb(19, 52, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 20.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 50%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 9%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, -10.19, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 12.25, 213.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.235, 2.89, 4.31)`
Decimal	`1258553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133439, 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 #133439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #133439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133439; }
.text { color: #133439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 52 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133439, #132139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #133439?: #133439 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133439?: The RGB value is 19, 52, 57: 19 red, 52 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133439?: The complementary color is #391813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.