What color is #133851?

#133851 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133851?

The RGB value is 19, 56, 81: 19 red, 56 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133851?

The complementary color is #512C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133851 color

#133851 rgb(19, 56, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #133851 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 22% green and 31.8% blue (19, 56, 81).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#133851 color codes

HEX	`#133851`
RGB	`rgb(19, 56, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 22%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 77%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 31%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.16, -3.59, -19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.16, 19.35, 259.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.167, 3.561, 8.303)`
Decimal	`1259601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133851, 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 #133851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #133851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133851; }
.text { color: #133851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 56 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133851, #131951); }

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Questions

What color is #133851?: #133851 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133851?: The RGB value is 19, 56, 81: 19 red, 56 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133851?: The complementary color is #512C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.