What color is #133D41?

#133D41 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133D41?

The RGB value is 19, 61, 65: 19 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133D41?

The complementary color is #411713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133D41 color

#133D41 rgb(19, 61, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #133D41 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 23.9% green and 25.5% blue (19, 61, 65).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 55% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#133D41 color codes

HEX	`#133D41`
RGB	`rgb(19, 61, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 23.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 55%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 71%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 6%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.19, -12.86, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.19, 14.53, 207.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.891, 3.857, 5.592)`
Decimal	`1260865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133D41, 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 #133D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #133D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133d41; }
.text { color: #133d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 61 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133d41, #132641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #133D41?: #133D41 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133D41?: The RGB value is 19, 61, 65: 19 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133D41?: The complementary color is #411713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.