What color is #1F2C26?

#1F2C26 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2C26?

The RGB value is 31, 44, 38: 31 red, 44 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2C26?

The complementary color is #2C1F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2C26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2C26 color

#1F2C26 rgb(31, 44, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F2C26 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 17.3% green and 14.9% blue (31, 44, 38).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 17% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#1F2C26 color codes

HEX	`#1F2C26`
RGB	`rgb(31, 44, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 17.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 17%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 30%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 14%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.66, -7.13, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.66, 7.44, 163.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.816, 2.233, 2.169)`
Decimal	`2042918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2C26, 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 #1F2C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2C26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #1F2C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2c26; }
.text { color: #1f2c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 44 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2c26, #1f2c2c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F2C26?: #1F2C26 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2C26?: The RGB value is 31, 44, 38: 31 red, 44 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2C26?: The complementary color is #2C1F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2C26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.