What color is #1F1814?

#1F1814 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1814?

The RGB value is 31, 24, 20: 31 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1814?

The complementary color is #141B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1814?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1814 color

#1F1814 rgb(31, 24, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1814 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 9.4% green and 7.8% blue (31, 24, 20).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 35% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#1F1814 color codes

HEX	`#1F1814`
RGB	`rgb(31, 24, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 9.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 35%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 35%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.95, 2.67, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.95, 4.8, 56.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.018, 0.995, 0.8)`
Decimal	`2037780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1814, 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 #1F1814	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1814 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #1F1814 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1814; }
.text { color: #1f1814; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1814; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 24 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1814, #1f1d14); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1F1814?: #1F1814 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1814?: The RGB value is 31, 24, 20: 31 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1814?: The complementary color is #141B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1814?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.