What color is #1F1E25?

#1F1E25 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1E25?

The RGB value is 31, 30, 37: 31 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1E25?

The complementary color is #24251E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1E25 color

#1F1E25 rgb(31, 30, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F1E25 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 11.8% green and 14.5% blue (31, 30, 37).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 10% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Darth Vader (#27252A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#1F1E25 color codes

HEX	`#1F1E25`
RGB	`rgb(31, 30, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 11.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 10%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 19%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.64, 2.33, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.64, 5.13, 296.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.363, 1.353, 1.939)`
Decimal	`2039333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1E25, 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 #1F1E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	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 #1F1E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1e25; }
.text { color: #1f1e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 30 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1e25, #231e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1F1E25?: #1F1E25 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Darth Vader. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1E25?: The RGB value is 31, 30, 37: 31 red, 30 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1E25?: The complementary color is #24251E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.