What color is #1F1E24?

#1F1E24 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1E24?

The RGB value is 31, 30, 36: 31 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1E24?

The complementary color is #23241E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1E24 color

#1F1E24 rgb(31, 30, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1E24 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 11.8% green and 14.1% blue (31, 30, 36).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Inkwell Inception (#1E1E21), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#1F1E24 color codes

HEX	`#1F1E24`
RGB	`rgb(31, 30, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 11.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 17%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.6, 2.05, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.6, 4.4, 297.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.348, 1.347, 1.858)`
Decimal	`2039332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1E24, 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 #1F1E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #1F1E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1e24; }
.text { color: #1f1e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 30 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1e24, #221e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1F1E24?: #1F1E24 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1E24?: The RGB value is 31, 30, 36: 31 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1E24?: The complementary color is #23241E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.