What color is #1F2813?

#1F2813 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2813?

The RGB value is 31, 40, 19: 31 red, 40 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2813?

The complementary color is #1C1328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2813?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2813 color

#1F2813 rgb(31, 40, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F2813 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 15.7% green and 7.5% blue (31, 40, 19).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 36% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#1F2813 color codes

HEX	`#1F2813`
RGB	`rgb(31, 40, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 15.7%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 36%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 53%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 53%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.71, -8.62, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.71, 15.2, 124.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.441, 1.856, 0.898)`
Decimal	`2041875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2813, 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 #1F2813	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2813 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #1F2813 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2813; }
.text { color: #1f2813; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2813; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 40 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2813, #152813); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F2813?: #1F2813 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2813?: The RGB value is 31, 40, 19: 31 red, 40 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2813?: The complementary color is #1C1328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2813?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.