What color is #1F290E?

#1F290E 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 #1F290E?

The RGB value is 31, 41, 14: 31 red, 41 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F290E?

The complementary color is #180E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F290E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F290E color

#1F290E rgb(31, 41, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F290E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 16.1% green and 5.5% blue (31, 41, 14).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 49% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#1F290E color codes

HEX	`#1F290E`
RGB	`rgb(31, 41, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 16.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 49%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 66%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 66%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15, -9.98, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15, 18.64, 122.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.437, 1.909, 0.708)`
Decimal	`2042126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F290E, 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 #1F290E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F290E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1F290E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f290e; }
.text { color: #1f290e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f290e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 41 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f290e, #11290e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F290E?: #1F290E 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 #1F290E?: The RGB value is 31, 41, 14: 31 red, 41 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F290E?: The complementary color is #180E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F290E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.