What color is #1F1A16?

#1F1A16 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 #1F1A16?

The RGB value is 31, 26, 22: 31 red, 26 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1A16?

The complementary color is #161B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1A16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1A16 color

#1F1A16 rgb(31, 26, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1A16 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 10.2% green and 8.6% blue (31, 26, 22).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 17% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.25:1).

#1F1A16 color codes

HEX	`#1F1A16`
RGB	`rgb(31, 26, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 10.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 17%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 29%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.7, 1.59, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.7, 4.01, 66.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.079, 1.088, 0.912)`
Decimal	`2038294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1A16, 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 #1F1A16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1A16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #1F1A16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1a16; }
.text { color: #1f1a16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1a16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 26 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1a16, #1f1f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1F1A16?: #1F1A16 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 #1F1A16?: The RGB value is 31, 26, 22: 31 red, 26 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1A16?: The complementary color is #161B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1A16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.