What color is #1F1817?

#1F1817 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1817?

The RGB value is 31, 24, 23: 31 red, 24 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1817?

The complementary color is #171E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1817?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1817 color

#1F1817 rgb(31, 24, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1817 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 9.4% green and 9% blue (31, 24, 23).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 15% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#1F1817 color codes

HEX	`#1F1817`
RGB	`rgb(31, 24, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 9.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 15%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 26%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.05, 3.28, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.05, 3.84, 31.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.046, 1.006, 0.95)`
Decimal	`2037783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1817, 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 #1F1817	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1817 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	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 #1F1817 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1817; }
.text { color: #1f1817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1817; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 24 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1817, #1f1c17); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F1817?: #1F1817 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1817?: The RGB value is 31, 24, 23: 31 red, 24 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1817?: The complementary color is #171E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1817?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.