What color is #133829?

#133829 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133829?

The RGB value is 19, 56, 41: 19 red, 56 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133829?

The complementary color is #381322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133829?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133829 color

#133829 rgb(19, 56, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #133829 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 22% green and 16.1% blue (19, 56, 41).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#133829 color codes

HEX	`#133829`
RGB	`rgb(19, 56, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 22%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 66%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.54, -17.6, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.54, 18.43, 162.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.083, 3.127, 2.591)`
Decimal	`1259561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133829, 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 #133829	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133829 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #133829 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133829; }
.text { color: #133829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133829; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 56 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133829, #133538); }

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Questions

What color is #133829?: #133829 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133829?: The RGB value is 19, 56, 41: 19 red, 56 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133829?: The complementary color is #381322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133829?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.