What color is #1F0200?

#1F0200 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F0200?

The RGB value is 31, 2, 0: 31 red, 2 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F0200?

The complementary color is #001D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F0200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F0200 color

#1F0200 rgb(31, 2, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F0200 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 0.8% green and 0% blue (31, 2, 0).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 100% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#1F0200 color codes

HEX	`#1F0200`
RGB	`rgb(31, 2, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 0.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 100%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 100%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.02, 11, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.02, 11.98, 23.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.587, 0.335, 0.034)`
Decimal	`2032128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F0200, 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 #1F0200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F0200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #1F0200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f0200; }
.text { color: #1f0200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f0200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 2 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f0200, #1f1200); }

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Questions

What color is #1F0200?: #1F0200 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F0200?: The RGB value is 31, 2, 0: 31 red, 2 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F0200?: The complementary color is #001D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F0200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.