What color is #1F1213?

#1F1213 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1213?

The RGB value is 31, 18, 19: 31 red, 18 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1213?

The complementary color is #121F1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1213?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1213 color

#1F1213 rgb(31, 18, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1213 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 7.1% green and 7.5% blue (31, 18, 19).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 39% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#1F1213 color codes

HEX	`#1F1213`
RGB	`rgb(31, 18, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 7.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 42%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 39%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.96, 6.75, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.96, 6.98, 14.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.899, 0.771, 0.717)`
Decimal	`2036243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1213, 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 #1F1213	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1213 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #1F1213 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1213; }
.text { color: #1f1213; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1213; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 18 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1213, #1f1712); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F1213?: #1F1213 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1213?: The RGB value is 31, 18, 19: 31 red, 18 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1213?: The complementary color is #121F1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1213?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.