What color is #134887?

#134887 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #134887?

The RGB value is 19, 72, 135: 19 red, 72 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #134887?

The complementary color is #875213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #134887?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#134887 color

#134887 rgb(19, 72, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #134887 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 28.2% green and 52.9% blue (19, 72, 135).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 75% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Depths (#004488), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#134887 color codes

HEX	`#134887`
RGB	`rgb(19, 72, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 28.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 75%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 86%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 47%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, 7.9, -39.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 40.76, 281.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.957, 6.522, 23.809)`
Decimal	`1263751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #134887, 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 #134887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#134887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #134887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #134887; }
.text { color: #134887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #134887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 72 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #134887, #181387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #134887?: #134887 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #134887?: The RGB value is 19, 72, 135: 19 red, 72 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #134887?: The complementary color is #875213, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #134887?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.