What color is #1F2236?

#1F2236 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2236?

The RGB value is 31, 34, 54: 31 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2236?

The complementary color is #36331F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2236 color

#1F2236 rgb(31, 34, 54)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1F2236 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 13.3% green and 21.2% blue (31, 34, 54).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Eclipse Elixir (#1F2133), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#1F2236 color codes

HEX	`#1F2236`
RGB	`rgb(31, 34, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 13.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 37%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.84, 4.74, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.84, 14.28, 289.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.803, 1.702, 3.723)`
Decimal	`2040374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2236, 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 #1F2236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1F2236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2236; }
.text { color: #1f2236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 34 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2236, #271f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1F2236?: #1F2236 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eclipse Elixir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2236?: The RGB value is 31, 34, 54: 31 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2236?: The complementary color is #36331F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.