What color is #1F201C?

#1F201C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F201C?

The RGB value is 31, 32, 28: 31 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F201C?

The complementary color is #1D1C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F201C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F201C color

#1F201C rgb(31, 32, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F201C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 12.5% green and 11% blue (31, 32, 28).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 7% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#1F201C color codes

HEX	`#1F201C`
RGB	`rgb(31, 32, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 12.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 7%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 13%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.01, -1.44, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.01, 2.94, 119.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.291, 1.408, 1.302)`
Decimal	`2039836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F201C, 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 #1F201C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F201C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1F201C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f201c; }
.text { color: #1f201c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f201c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 32 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f201c, #1d201c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1F201C?: #1F201C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F201C?: The RGB value is 31, 32, 28: 31 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F201C?: The complementary color is #1D1C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F201C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.