What color is #1F2E17?

#1F2E17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2E17?

The RGB value is 31, 46, 23: 31 red, 46 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2E17?

The complementary color is #26172E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2E17 color

#1F2E17 rgb(31, 46, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F2E17 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 18% green and 9% blue (31, 46, 23).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#1F2E17 color codes

HEX	`#1F2E17`
RGB	`rgb(31, 46, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 18%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 50%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 50%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.02, -11.67, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.02, 17.35, 132.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.697, 2.307, 1.166)`
Decimal	`2043415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2E17, 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 #1F2E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #1F2E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2e17; }
.text { color: #1f2e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 46 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2e17, #172e1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F2E17?: #1F2E17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2E17?: The RGB value is 31, 46, 23: 31 red, 46 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2E17?: The complementary color is #26172E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.