What color is #1F161B?

#1F161B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F161B?

The RGB value is 31, 22, 27: 31 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F161B?

The complementary color is #161F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F161B?

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.

#1F161B color

#1F161B rgb(31, 22, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F161B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 8.6% green and 10.6% blue (31, 22, 27).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 17% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#1F161B color codes

HEX	`#1F161B`
RGB	`rgb(31, 22, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 8.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 17%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 29%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 13%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.52, 5.67, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.52, 5.94, 342.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.05, 0.944, 1.164)`
Decimal	`2037275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F161B, 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 #1F161B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F161B 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 #1F161B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f161b; }
.text { color: #1f161b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f161b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 22 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f161b, #1f1616); }

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Questions

What color is #1F161B?: #1F161B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F161B?: The RGB value is 31, 22, 27: 31 red, 22 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F161B?: The complementary color is #161F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F161B?: 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.