What color is #133739?

#133739 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133739?

The RGB value is 19, 55, 57: 19 red, 55 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133739?

The complementary color is #391513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133739 color

#133739 rgb(19, 55, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #133739 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 21.6% green and 22.4% blue (19, 55, 57).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 50% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#133739 color codes

HEX	`#133739`
RGB	`rgb(19, 55, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 21.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 50%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 4%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.7, -12.04, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.7, 13.09, 203.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.373, 3.166, 4.356)`
Decimal	`1259321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133739, 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 #133739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #133739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133739; }
.text { color: #133739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 55 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133739, #132439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #133739?: #133739 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133739?: The RGB value is 19, 55, 57: 19 red, 55 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133739?: The complementary color is #391513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.