What color is #1F3016?

#1F3016 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3016?

The RGB value is 31, 48, 22: 31 red, 48 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3016?

The complementary color is #271630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3016 color

#1F3016 rgb(31, 48, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F3016 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 18.8% green and 8.6% blue (31, 48, 22).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#1F3016 color codes

HEX	`#1F3016`
RGB	`rgb(31, 48, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 18.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 54%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 54%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.75, -13.03, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.75, 19.43, 132.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.767, 2.463, 1.141)`
Decimal	`2043926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3016, 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 #1F3016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #1F3016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3016; }
.text { color: #1f3016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 48 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3016, #16301a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F3016?: #1F3016 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3016?: The RGB value is 31, 48, 22: 31 red, 48 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3016?: The complementary color is #271630, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.