What color is #133E46?

#133E46 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #133E46?

The RGB value is 19, 62, 70: 19 red, 62 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #133E46?

The complementary color is #461B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #133E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#133E46 color

#133E46 rgb(19, 62, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #133E46 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 24.3% green and 27.5% blue (19, 62, 70).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 57% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#133E46 color codes

HEX	`#133E46`
RGB	`rgb(19, 62, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 24.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 57%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 73%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 11%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.76, -11.67, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.76, 14.89, 218.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.096, 4.026, 6.407)`
Decimal	`1261126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #133E46, 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 #133E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#133E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #133E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #133e46; }
.text { color: #133e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #133e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 62 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #133e46, #132546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #133E46?: #133E46 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #133E46?: The RGB value is 19, 62, 70: 19 red, 62 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #133E46?: The complementary color is #461B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #133E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.