What color is #1F1108?

#1F1108 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1108?

The RGB value is 31, 17, 8: 31 red, 17 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1108?

The complementary color is #08161F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1108?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1108 color

#1F1108 rgb(31, 17, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1108 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 6.7% green and 3.1% blue (31, 17, 8).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 59% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 74% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#1F1108 color codes

HEX	`#1F1108`
RGB	`rgb(31, 17, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 6.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 59%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 74%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 74%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.41, 5.52, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.41, 8.47, 49.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.809, 0.71, 0.324)`
Decimal	`2035976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1108, 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 #1F1108	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1108 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #1F1108 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1108; }
.text { color: #1f1108; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1108; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 17 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1108, #1f1d08); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1F1108?: #1F1108 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1108?: The RGB value is 31, 17, 8: 31 red, 17 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1108?: The complementary color is #08161F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1108?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.