What color is #133C3B?

#133C3B 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 #133C3B?

The RGB value is 19, 60, 59: 19 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133C3B?

The complementary color is #3C1314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133C3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133C3B color

#133C3B rgb(19, 60, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #133C3B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 23.5% green and 23.1% blue (19, 60, 59).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#133C3B color codes

HEX	`#133C3B`
RGB	`rgb(19, 60, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 23.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 68%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.6, -14.33, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.6, 14.79, 194.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.673, 3.686, 4.707)`
Decimal	`1260603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133C3B, 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 #133C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #133C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133c3b; }
.text { color: #133c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 60 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133c3b, #13293c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #133C3B?: #133C3B 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 #133C3B?: The RGB value is 19, 60, 59: 19 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133C3B?: The complementary color is #3C1314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133C3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.