What color is #1F3153?

#1F3153 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3153?

The RGB value is 31, 49, 83: 31 red, 49 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3153?

The complementary color is #53411F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3153 color

#1F3153 rgb(31, 49, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1F3153 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 19.2% green and 32.5% blue (31, 49, 83).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 46% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#1F3153 color codes

HEX	`#1F3153`
RGB	`rgb(31, 49, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 19.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 46%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 63%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 41%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.49, 4.58, -22.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.49, 23.4, 281.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.224, 3.112, 8.613)`
Decimal	`2044243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3153, 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 #1F3153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #1F3153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3153; }
.text { color: #1f3153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 49 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3153, #271f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1F3153?: #1F3153 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3153?: The RGB value is 31, 49, 83: 31 red, 49 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3153?: The complementary color is #53411F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.