What color is #1F2D1E?

#1F2D1E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2D1E?

The RGB value is 31, 45, 30: 31 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2D1E?

The complementary color is #2C1E2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2D1E color

#1F2D1E rgb(31, 45, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F2D1E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 17.6% green and 11.8% blue (31, 45, 30).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 20% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#1F2D1E color codes

HEX	`#1F2D1E`
RGB	`rgb(31, 45, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 17.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 20%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.8, -9.68, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.8, 12.46, 140.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.738, 2.262, 1.573)`
Decimal	`2043166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2D1E, 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 #1F2D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #1F2D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2d1e; }
.text { color: #1f2d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 45 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2d1e, #1e2d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F2D1E?: #1F2D1E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2D1E?: The RGB value is 31, 45, 30: 31 red, 45 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2D1E?: The complementary color is #2C1E2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.