What color is #133817?

#133817 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133817?

The RGB value is 19, 56, 23: 19 red, 56 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133817?

The complementary color is #381334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133817?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133817 color

#133817 rgb(19, 56, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #133817 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 22% green and 9% blue (19, 56, 23).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#133817 color codes

HEX	`#133817`
RGB	`rgb(19, 56, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 22%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 66%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 59%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.16, -21.66, 16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.16, 27.32, 142.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.837, 3.028, 1.298)`
Decimal	`1259543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133817, 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 #133817	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133817 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #133817 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133817; }
.text { color: #133817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133817; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 56 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133817, #133829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #133817?: #133817 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133817?: The RGB value is 19, 56, 23: 19 red, 56 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133817?: The complementary color is #381334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133817?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.