What color is #1F321F?

#1F321F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F321F?

The RGB value is 31, 50, 31: 31 red, 50 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F321F?

The complementary color is #321F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F321F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F321F color

#1F321F rgb(31, 50, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F321F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 19.6% green and 12.2% blue (31, 50, 31).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#1F321F color codes

HEX	`#1F321F`
RGB	`rgb(31, 50, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 19.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.68, -12.52, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.68, 15.85, 142.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.953, 2.671, 1.709)`
Decimal	`2044447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F321F, 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 #1F321F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F321F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #1F321F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f321f; }
.text { color: #1f321f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f321f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 50 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f321f, #1f3229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F321F?: #1F321F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F321F?: The RGB value is 31, 50, 31: 31 red, 50 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F321F?: The complementary color is #321F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F321F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.