What color is #1F180B?

#1F180B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F180B?

The RGB value is 31, 24, 11: 31 red, 24 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F180B?

The complementary color is #0B121F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F180B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F180B color

#1F180B rgb(31, 24, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F180B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 9.4% green and 4.3% blue (31, 24, 11).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 48% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 65% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#1F180B color codes

HEX	`#1F180B`
RGB	`rgb(31, 24, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 9.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 48%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 65%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 65%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.73, 1.2, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.73, 8.65, 82.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.952, 0.969, 0.453)`
Decimal	`2037771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F180B, 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 #1F180B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F180B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #1F180B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f180b; }
.text { color: #1f180b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f180b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 24 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f180b, #1c1f0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1F180B?: #1F180B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F180B?: The RGB value is 31, 24, 11: 31 red, 24 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F180B?: The complementary color is #0B121F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F180B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.