What color is #1F1D22?

#1F1D22 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 #1F1D22?

The RGB value is 31, 29, 34: 31 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1D22?

The complementary color is #20221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1D22 color

#1F1D22 rgb(31, 29, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1D22 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 11.4% green and 13.3% blue (31, 29, 34).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 8% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#1F1D22 color codes

HEX	`#1F1D22`
RGB	`rgb(31, 29, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 11.4%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 8%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 15%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.17, 2.23, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.17, 3.8, 306.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.293, 1.286, 1.693)`
Decimal	`2039074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1D22, 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 #1F1D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #1F1D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1d22; }
.text { color: #1f1d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 29 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1d22, #221d22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1F1D22?: #1F1D22 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 #1F1D22?: The RGB value is 31, 29, 34: 31 red, 29 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1D22?: The complementary color is #20221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.