What color is #137ADC?

#137ADC is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #137ADC?

The RGB value is 19, 122, 220: 19 red, 122 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #137ADC?

The complementary color is #DC7513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #137ADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#137ADC color

#137ADC rgb(19, 122, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #137ADC is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 47.8% green and 86.3% blue (19, 122, 220).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 84% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#137ADC color codes

HEX	`#137ADC`
RGB	`rgb(19, 122, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 47.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 84%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 91%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 45%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, 9.53, -57.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 58.26, 279.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.141, 19.222, 70.345)`
Decimal	`1276636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #137ADC, 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 #137ADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#137ADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #137ADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #137adc; }
.text { color: #137adc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #137adc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 122 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #137adc, #1316dc); }

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Questions

What color is #137ADC?: #137ADC is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #137ADC?: The RGB value is 19, 122, 220: 19 red, 122 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #137ADC?: The complementary color is #DC7513, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #137ADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.