What color is #1F1E14?

#1F1E14 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1E14?

The RGB value is 31, 30, 20: 31 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1E14?

The complementary color is #14151F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1E14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1E14 color

#1F1E14 rgb(31, 30, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1E14 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 11.8% green and 7.8% blue (31, 30, 20).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 35% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#1F1E14 color codes

HEX	`#1F1E14`
RGB	`rgb(31, 30, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 11.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 35%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 35%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.07, -1.69, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.07, 7.18, 103.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.156, 1.27, 0.846)`
Decimal	`2039316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1E14, 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 #1F1E14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1E14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #1F1E14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1e14; }
.text { color: #1f1e14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1e14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 30 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1e14, #1a1f14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1F1E14?: #1F1E14 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1E14?: The RGB value is 31, 30, 20: 31 red, 30 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1E14?: The complementary color is #14151F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1E14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.