What color is #1F130B?

#1F130B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F130B?

The RGB value is 31, 19, 11: 31 red, 19 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F130B?

The complementary color is #0B171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F130B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F130B color

#1F130B rgb(31, 19, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F130B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 7.5% green and 4.3% blue (31, 19, 11).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 48% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 65% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Dark Orchestra (#251B19), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#1F130B color codes

HEX	`#1F130B`
RGB	`rgb(31, 19, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 7.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 48%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 65%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 65%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.06, 4.74, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.06, 7.75, 52.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.858, 0.781, 0.422)`
Decimal	`2036491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F130B, 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 #1F130B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F130B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #1F130B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f130b; }
.text { color: #1f130b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f130b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 19 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f130b, #1f1d0b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F130B?: #1F130B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Orchestra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F130B?: The RGB value is 31, 19, 11: 31 red, 19 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F130B?: The complementary color is #0B171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F130B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.