What color is #1F132D?

#1F132D 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 #1F132D?

The RGB value is 31, 19, 45: 31 red, 19 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F132D?

The complementary color is #212D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F132D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F132D color

#1F132D rgb(31, 19, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F132D is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 7.5% green and 17.6% blue (31, 19, 45).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 41% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#1F132D color codes

HEX	`#1F132D`
RGB	`rgb(31, 19, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 7.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 41%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 58%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 58%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.54, 12.93, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.54, 20.01, 310.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.271, 0.947, 2.598)`
Decimal	`2036525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F132D, 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 #1F132D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F132D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #1F132D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f132d; }
.text { color: #1f132d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f132d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 19 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f132d, #2c132d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #1F132D?: #1F132D 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 #1F132D?: The RGB value is 31, 19, 45: 31 red, 19 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F132D?: The complementary color is #212D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F132D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.