What color is #1F2628?

#1F2628 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2628?

The RGB value is 31, 38, 40: 31 red, 38 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2628?

The complementary color is #28211F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2628?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2628 color

#1F2628 rgb(31, 38, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F2628 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 14.9% green and 15.7% blue (31, 38, 40).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 13% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

#1F2628 color codes

HEX	`#1F2628`
RGB	`rgb(31, 38, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 14.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 13%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 23%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.57, -2.55, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.57, 3.48, 222.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.641, 1.831, 2.274)`
Decimal	`2041384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2628, 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 #1F2628	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2628 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #1F2628 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2628; }
.text { color: #1f2628; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2628; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 38 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2628, #1f2228); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1F2628?: #1F2628 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2628?: The RGB value is 31, 38, 40: 31 red, 38 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2628?: The complementary color is #28211F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2628?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.