What color is #1F2109?

#1F2109 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2109?

The RGB value is 31, 33, 9: 31 red, 33 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2109?

The complementary color is #0B0921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2109?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2109 color

#1F2109 rgb(31, 33, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F2109 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 12.9% green and 3.5% blue (31, 33, 9).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 57% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#1F2109 color codes

HEX	`#1F2109`
RGB	`rgb(31, 33, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 12.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 57%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 73%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 73%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.95, -5.41, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.95, 14.93, 111.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.158, 1.399, 0.467)`
Decimal	`2040073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2109, 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 #1F2109	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2109 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	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 #1F2109 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2109; }
.text { color: #1f2109; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2109; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 33 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2109, #132109); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F2109?: #1F2109 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2109?: The RGB value is 31, 33, 9: 31 red, 33 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2109?: The complementary color is #0B0921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2109?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.