What color is #1F1016?

#1F1016 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1016?

The RGB value is 31, 16, 22: 31 red, 16 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1016?

The complementary color is #101F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1016 color

#1F1016 rgb(31, 16, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1016 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 6.3% green and 8.6% blue (31, 16, 22).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 32% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 29% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#1F1016 color codes

HEX	`#1F1016`
RGB	`rgb(31, 16, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 6.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 32%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 48%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.5, 8.6, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.5, 8.65, 353.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.895, 0.72, 0.851)`
Decimal	`2035734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1016, 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 #1F1016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #1F1016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1016; }
.text { color: #1f1016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 16 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1016, #1f1110); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1F1016?: #1F1016 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1016?: The RGB value is 31, 16, 22: 31 red, 16 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1016?: The complementary color is #101F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.