What color is #1F151C?

#1F151C is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F151C?

The RGB value is 31, 21, 28: 31 red, 21 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F151C?

The complementary color is #151F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F151C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F151C color

#1F151C rgb(31, 21, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F151C is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 8.2% green and 11% blue (31, 21, 28).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 19% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 10% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#1F151C color codes

HEX	`#1F151C`
RGB	`rgb(31, 21, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 8.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 19%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 32%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 10%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.23, 6.66, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.23, 7.29, 335.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.043, 0.912, 1.219)`
Decimal	`2037020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F151C, 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 #1F151C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F151C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1F151C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f151c; }
.text { color: #1f151c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f151c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 21 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f151c, #1f1517); }

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Questions

What color is #1F151C?: #1F151C is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F151C?: The RGB value is 31, 21, 28: 31 red, 21 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F151C?: The complementary color is #151F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F151C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.