What color is #133B38?

#133B38 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133B38?

The RGB value is 19, 59, 56: 19 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133B38?

The complementary color is #3B1316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133B38 color

#133B38 rgb(19, 59, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #133B38 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 23.1% green and 22% blue (19, 59, 56).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 51% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#133B38 color codes

HEX	`#133B38`
RGB	`rgb(19, 59, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 23.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 51%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 68%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 5%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, -14.75, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 14.93, 188.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.546, 3.552, 4.292)`
Decimal	`1260344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133B38, 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 #133B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #133B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133b38; }
.text { color: #133b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 59 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133b38, #132a3b); }

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Questions

What color is #133B38?: #133B38 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133B38?: The RGB value is 19, 59, 56: 19 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133B38?: The complementary color is #3B1316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.