What color is #1F2A29?

#1F2A29 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 #1F2A29?

The RGB value is 31, 42, 41: 31 red, 42 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2A29?

The complementary color is #2A1F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2A29 color

#1F2A29 rgb(31, 42, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F2A29 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 16.5% green and 16.1% blue (31, 42, 41).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#1F2A29 color codes

HEX	`#1F2A29`
RGB	`rgb(31, 42, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 16.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 26%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.04, -5, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.04, 5.08, 190.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.793, 2.107, 2.41)`
Decimal	`2042409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2A29, 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 #1F2A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #1F2A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2a29; }
.text { color: #1f2a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 42 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2a29, #1f262a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1F2A29?: #1F2A29 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 #1F2A29?: The RGB value is 31, 42, 41: 31 red, 42 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2A29?: The complementary color is #2A1F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.