What color is #13514B?

#13514B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13514B?

The RGB value is 19, 81, 75: 19 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13514B?

The complementary color is #511319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13514B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13514B color

#13514B rgb(19, 81, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #13514B is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 31.8% green and 29.4% blue (19, 81, 75).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#13514B color codes

HEX	`#13514B`
RGB	`rgb(19, 81, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 31.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 77%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.71, -20.73, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.71, 20.84, 185.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.48, 6.531, 7.68)`
Decimal	`1265995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13514B, 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 #13514B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#13514B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #13514B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13514b; }
.text { color: #13514b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13514b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 81 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13514b, #133851); }

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Questions

What color is #13514B?: #13514B is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13514B?: The RGB value is 19, 81, 75: 19 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13514B?: The complementary color is #511319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13514B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.