What color is #1F3127?

#1F3127 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3127?

The RGB value is 31, 49, 39: 31 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3127?

The complementary color is #311F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3127?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3127 color

#1F3127 rgb(31, 49, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F3127 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 19.2% green and 15.3% blue (31, 49, 39).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#1F3127 color codes

HEX	`#1F3127`
RGB	`rgb(31, 49, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 19.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 37%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 20%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.52, -10.06, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.52, 10.85, 158.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.029, 2.634, 2.321)`
Decimal	`2044199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3127, 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 #1F3127	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3127 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #1F3127 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3127; }
.text { color: #1f3127; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3127; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 49 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3127, #1f3130); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F3127?: #1F3127 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3127?: The RGB value is 31, 49, 39: 31 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3127?: The complementary color is #311F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3127?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.