What color is #1F191B?

#1F191B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F191B?

The RGB value is 31, 25, 27: 31 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F191B?

The complementary color is #191F1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F191B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F191B color

#1F191B rgb(31, 25, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F191B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 9.8% green and 10.6% blue (31, 25, 27).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Black (#241F20), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#1F191B color codes

HEX	`#1F191B`
RGB	`rgb(31, 25, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 9.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 19%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.53, 3.43, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.53, 3.44, 355.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.111, 1.066, 1.184)`
Decimal	`2038043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F191B, 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 #1F191B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F191B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1F191B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f191b; }
.text { color: #1f191b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f191b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 25 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f191b, #1f1a19); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F191B?: #1F191B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Velvet Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F191B?: The RGB value is 31, 25, 27: 31 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F191B?: The complementary color is #191F1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F191B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.