What color is #133915?

#133915 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133915?

The RGB value is 19, 57, 21: 19 red, 57 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133915?

The complementary color is #391337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133915?

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.

#133915 color

#133915 rgb(19, 57, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #133915 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 22.4% green and 8.2% blue (19, 57, 21).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 50% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#133915 color codes

HEX	`#133915`
RGB	`rgb(19, 57, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 22.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 50%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 63%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.51, -22.48, 18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.51, 28.98, 140.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.867, 3.119, 1.213)`
Decimal	`1259797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133915, 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 #133915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133915 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 #133915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133915; }
.text { color: #133915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 57 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133915, #133928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #133915?: #133915 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133915?: The RGB value is 19, 57, 21: 19 red, 57 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133915?: The complementary color is #391337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133915?: 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.