What color is #1F1A12?

#1F1A12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1A12?

The RGB value is 31, 26, 18: 31 red, 26 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1A12?

The complementary color is #12171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1A12 color

#1F1A12 rgb(31, 26, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1A12 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 10.2% green and 7.1% blue (31, 26, 18).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 42% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#1F1A12 color codes

HEX	`#1F1A12`
RGB	`rgb(31, 26, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 10.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 42%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 42%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.59, 0.82, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.59, 6.23, 82.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.044, 1.074, 0.724)`
Decimal	`2038290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1A12, 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 #1F1A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	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 #1F1A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1a12; }
.text { color: #1f1a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 26 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1a12, #1e1f12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1F1A12?: #1F1A12 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1A12?: The RGB value is 31, 26, 18: 31 red, 26 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1A12?: The complementary color is #12171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.