What color is #1F132C?

#1F132C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F132C?

The RGB value is 31, 19, 44: 31 red, 19 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F132C?

The complementary color is #202C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F132C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F132C color

#1F132C rgb(31, 19, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F132C is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 7.5% green and 17.3% blue (31, 19, 44).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 40% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#1F132C color codes

HEX	`#1F132C`
RGB	`rgb(31, 19, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 7.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 40%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 57%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 57%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.47, 12.62, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.47, 19.32, 310.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.252, 0.939, 2.498)`
Decimal	`2036524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F132C, 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 #1F132C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F132C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #1F132C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f132c; }
.text { color: #1f132c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f132c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 19 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f132c, #2b132c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F132C?: #1F132C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F132C?: The RGB value is 31, 19, 44: 31 red, 19 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F132C?: The complementary color is #202C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F132C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.