What color is #1F111E?

#1F111E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F111E?

The RGB value is 31, 17, 30: 31 red, 17 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F111E?

The complementary color is #111F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F111E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F111E color

#1F111E rgb(31, 17, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F111E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 6.7% green and 11.8% blue (31, 17, 30).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 29% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 3% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#1F111E color codes

HEX	`#1F111E`
RGB	`rgb(31, 17, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 6.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 29%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 45%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 3%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.1, 9.99, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.1, 11.76, 328.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1, 0.786, 1.327)`
Decimal	`2035998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F111E, 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 #1F111E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F111E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #1F111E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f111e; }
.text { color: #1f111e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f111e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 17 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f111e, #1f1117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1F111E?: #1F111E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F111E?: The RGB value is 31, 17, 30: 31 red, 17 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F111E?: The complementary color is #111F12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F111E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.