What color is #1F1518?

#1F1518 is a very dark, grayish rose known as Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bats Cloak?

The RGB value is 31, 21, 24: 31 red, 21 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bats Cloak?

The complementary color is #151F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bats Cloak color: hex code #1F1518

#1F1518 rgb(31, 21, 24)

Shades of black

Bats Cloak has the hex code #1F1518. It is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 8.2% green and 9.4% blue (31, 21, 24).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 19% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 23% yellow and 88% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

Bats Cloak (#1F1518) color codes

HEX	`#1F1518`
RGB	`rgb(31, 21, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 8.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 19%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 32%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.07, 5.73, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.07, 5.74, 358.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.998, 0.894, 0.984)`
Decimal	`2037016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bats Cloak, 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 #1F1518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1F1518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1518; }
.text { color: #1f1518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 21 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1518, #1f1715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1F1518 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1F1518?: #1F1518 is a very dark, grayish rose known as Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bats Cloak?: The RGB value is 31, 21, 24: 31 red, 21 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bats Cloak?: The complementary color is #151F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.