What color is #1F2517?

#1F2517 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2517?

The RGB value is 31, 37, 23: 31 red, 37 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2517?

The complementary color is #1D1725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2517?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2517 color

#1F2517 rgb(31, 37, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F2517 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 14.5% green and 9% blue (31, 37, 23).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#1F2517 color codes

HEX	`#1F2517`
RGB	`rgb(31, 37, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 14.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 38%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, -5.95, 8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 10.34, 125.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.381, 1.676, 1.061)`
Decimal	`2041111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2517, 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 #1F2517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #1F2517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2517; }
.text { color: #1f2517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 37 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2517, #182517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F2517?: #1F2517 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2517?: The RGB value is 31, 37, 23: 31 red, 37 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2517?: The complementary color is #1D1725, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2517?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.