What color is #1F1B1F?

#1F1B1F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1B1F?

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

What is the complementary color of #1F1B1F?

The complementary color is #1B1F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1B1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1B1F color

#1F1B1F rgb(31, 27, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1B1F is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#1F1B1F color codes

HEX	`#1F1B1F`
RGB	`rgb(31, 27, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 10.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.37, 2.92, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.37, 3.57, 324.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.204, 1.174, 1.459)`
Decimal	`2038559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1B1F, 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 #1F1B1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1B1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1F1B1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1b1f; }
.text { color: #1f1b1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1b1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 27 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1b1f, #1f1b1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1F1B1F?: #1F1B1F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1B1F?: The RGB value is 31, 27, 31: 31 red, 27 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1B1F?: The complementary color is #1B1F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1B1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.