What color is #1F1F38?

#1F1F38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F1F38?

The RGB value is 31, 31, 56: 31 red, 31 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F1F38?

The complementary color is #38381F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F1F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F1F38 color

#1F1F38 rgb(31, 31, 56)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1F1F38 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 12.2% green and 22% blue (31, 31, 56).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 29% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#1F1F38 color codes

HEX	`#1F1F38`
RGB	`rgb(31, 31, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 12.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 29%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 45%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 45%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.96, 7.65, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.96, 17.97, 295.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.769, 1.557, 3.948)`
Decimal	`2039608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F1F38, 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 #1F1F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F1F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #1F1F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f1f38; }
.text { color: #1f1f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 31 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f1f38, #2c1f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1F1F38?: #1F1F38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F1F38?: The RGB value is 31, 31, 56: 31 red, 31 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F1F38?: The complementary color is #38381F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F1F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.