What color is #1F1111?

#1F1111 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1111?

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

What is the complementary color of #1F1111?

The complementary color is #111F1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1111 color

#1F1111 rgb(31, 17, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1111 is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 29% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#1F1111 color codes

HEX	`#1F1111`
RGB	`rgb(31, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 29%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.62, 6.97, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.62, 7.39, 19.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.867, 0.733, 0.626)`
Decimal	`2035985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1111, 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 #1F1111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #1F1111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1111; }
.text { color: #1f1111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1111, #1f1811); }

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Questions

What color is #1F1111?: #1F1111 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1111?: The RGB value is 31, 17, 17: 31 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1111?: The complementary color is #111F1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.