What color is #1F0A11?

#1F0A11 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F0A11?

The RGB value is 31, 10, 17: 31 red, 10 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F0A11?

The complementary color is #0A1F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F0A11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F0A11 color

#1F0A11 rgb(31, 10, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F0A11 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 3.9% green and 6.7% blue (31, 10, 17).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 51% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 45% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#1F0A11 color codes

HEX	`#1F0A11`
RGB	`rgb(31, 10, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 3.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 51%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 68%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 45%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.96, 10.37, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.96, 10.37, 0.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.775, 0.549, 0.595)`
Decimal	`2034193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F0A11, 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 #1F0A11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F0A11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #1F0A11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f0a11; }
.text { color: #1f0a11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f0a11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 10 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f0a11, #1f0d0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1F0A11?: #1F0A11 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F0A11?: The RGB value is 31, 10, 17: 31 red, 10 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F0A11?: The complementary color is #0A1F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F0A11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.