What color is #1F1308?

#1F1308 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1308?

The RGB value is 31, 19, 8: 31 red, 19 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1308?

The complementary color is #08141F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1308?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1308 color

#1F1308 rgb(31, 19, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1308 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 7.5% green and 3.1% blue (31, 19, 8).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 59% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 74% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Coffee (#271B10), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#1F1308 color codes

HEX	`#1F1308`
RGB	`rgb(31, 19, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 7.5%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 59%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 74%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 74%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7, 4.32, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7, 8.46, 59.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.842, 0.775, 0.335)`
Decimal	`2036488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1308, 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 #1F1308	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1308 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #1F1308 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1308; }
.text { color: #1f1308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1308; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 19 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1308, #1f1f08); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F1308?: #1F1308 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burnt Coffee. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1308?: The RGB value is 31, 19, 8: 31 red, 19 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1308?: The complementary color is #08141F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1308?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.