What color is #1F2927?

#1F2927 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2927?

The RGB value is 31, 41, 39: 31 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2927?

The complementary color is #291F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2927?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2927 color

#1F2927 rgb(31, 41, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F2927 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 16.1% green and 15.3% blue (31, 41, 39).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 14% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#1F2927 color codes

HEX	`#1F2927`
RGB	`rgb(31, 41, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 16.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 14%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 24%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, -4.88, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 4.88, 181.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.724, 2.024, 2.219)`
Decimal	`2042151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2927, 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 #1F2927	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2927 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #1F2927 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2927; }
.text { color: #1f2927; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2927; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 41 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2927, #1f2629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1F2927?: #1F2927 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2927?: The RGB value is 31, 41, 39: 31 red, 41 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2927?: The complementary color is #291F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2927?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.