What color is #1F2B22?

#1F2B22 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2B22?

The RGB value is 31, 43, 34: 31 red, 43 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2B22?

The complementary color is #2B1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2B22 color

#1F2B22 rgb(31, 43, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F2B22 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 16.9% green and 13.3% blue (31, 43, 34).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 16% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#1F2B22 color codes

HEX	`#1F2B22`
RGB	`rgb(31, 43, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 16.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 16%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 28%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.18, -7.49, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.18, 8.59, 150.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.718, 2.134, 1.835)`
Decimal	`2042658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2B22, 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 #1F2B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #1F2B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2b22; }
.text { color: #1f2b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 43 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2b22, #1f2b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F2B22?: #1F2B22 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2B22?: The RGB value is 31, 43, 34: 31 red, 43 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2B22?: The complementary color is #2B1F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.