What color is #1F221E?

#1F221E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F221E?

The RGB value is 31, 34, 30: 31 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F221E?

The complementary color is #211E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F221E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F221E color

#1F221E rgb(31, 34, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F221E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 13.3% green and 11.8% blue (31, 34, 30).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 6% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#1F221E color codes

HEX	`#1F221E`
RGB	`rgb(31, 34, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 13.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 6%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 12%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.79, -2.38, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.79, 3.26, 136.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.371, 1.529, 1.451)`
Decimal	`2040350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F221E, 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 #1F221E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F221E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #1F221E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f221e; }
.text { color: #1f221e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f221e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 34 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f221e, #1e221f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1F221E?: #1F221E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F221E?: The RGB value is 31, 34, 30: 31 red, 34 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F221E?: The complementary color is #211E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F221E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.