What color is #1F311C?

#1F311C 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 #1F311C?

The RGB value is 31, 49, 28: 31 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F311C?

The complementary color is #2E1C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F311C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F311C color

#1F311C rgb(31, 49, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F311C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 19.2% green and 11% blue (31, 49, 28).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#1F311C color codes

HEX	`#1F311C`
RGB	`rgb(31, 49, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 19.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 43%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.24, -12.53, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.24, 16.76, 138.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.873, 2.572, 1.496)`
Decimal	`2044188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F311C, 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 #1F311C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F311C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #1F311C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f311c; }
.text { color: #1f311c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f311c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 49 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f311c, #1c3124); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F311C?: #1F311C 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 #1F311C?: The RGB value is 31, 49, 28: 31 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F311C?: The complementary color is #2E1C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F311C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.