What color is #134B75?

#134B75 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea Paint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #134B75?

The RGB value is 19, 75, 117: 19 red, 75 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #134B75?

The complementary color is #753D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #134B75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#134B75 color

#134B75 rgb(19, 75, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #134B75 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 29.4% green and 45.9% blue (19, 75, 117).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 72% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Sea Paint (#00507A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#134B75 color codes

HEX	`#134B75`
RGB	`rgb(19, 75, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 29.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 72%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 84%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 36%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.53, -1.54, -29.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.53, 29.08, 266.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.994, 6.454, 17.756)`
Decimal	`1264501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #134B75, 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 #134B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#134B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #134B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #134b75; }
.text { color: #134b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #134b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 75 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #134b75, #131a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #134B75?: #134B75 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea Paint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #134B75?: The RGB value is 19, 75, 117: 19 red, 75 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #134B75?: The complementary color is #753D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #134B75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.