What color is #1F1A29?

#1F1A29 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1A29?

The RGB value is 31, 26, 41: 31 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1A29?

The complementary color is #24291A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1A29 color

#1F1A29 rgb(31, 26, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1A29 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 10.2% green and 16.1% blue (31, 26, 41).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 22% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#1F1A29 color codes

HEX	`#1F1A29`
RGB	`rgb(31, 26, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 10.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 22%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 37%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 37%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.48, 6.47, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.48, 11.31, 304.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.335, 1.19, 2.257)`
Decimal	`2038313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1A29, 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 #1F1A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1F1A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1a29; }
.text { color: #1f1a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 26 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1a29, #271a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1F1A29?: #1F1A29 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1A29?: The RGB value is 31, 26, 41: 31 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1A29?: The complementary color is #24291A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.