What color is #1F1E21?

#1F1E21 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1E21?

The RGB value is 31, 30, 33: 31 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1E21?

The complementary color is #20211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1E21 color

#1F1E21 rgb(31, 30, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1E21 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 11.8% green and 12.9% blue (31, 30, 33).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 5% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Inkwell Inception (#1E1E21), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#1F1E21 color codes

HEX	`#1F1E21`
RGB	`rgb(31, 30, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 11.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 5%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 9%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, 1.24, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 2.25, 303.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.304, 1.33, 1.627)`
Decimal	`2039329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1E21, 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 #1F1E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #1F1E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1e21; }
.text { color: #1f1e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 30 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1e21, #211e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1F1E21?: #1F1E21 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1E21?: The RGB value is 31, 30, 33: 31 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1E21?: The complementary color is #20211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.