What color is #133734?

#133734 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133734?

The RGB value is 19, 55, 52: 19 red, 55 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133734?

The complementary color is #371316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133734 color

#133734 rgb(19, 55, 52)

Shades of teal

The hex color #133734 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 21.6% green and 20.4% blue (19, 55, 52).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#133734 color codes

HEX	`#133734`
RGB	`rgb(19, 55, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 21.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.51, -13.72, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.51, 13.87, 188.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.254, 3.119, 3.731)`
Decimal	`1259316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133734, 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 #133734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #133734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133734; }
.text { color: #133734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 55 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133734, #132837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #133734?: #133734 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133734?: The RGB value is 19, 55, 52: 19 red, 55 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133734?: The complementary color is #371316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.