What color is #1F3220?

#1F3220 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 #1F3220?

The RGB value is 31, 50, 32: 31 red, 50 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3220?

The complementary color is #321F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3220?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3220 color

#1F3220 rgb(31, 50, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F3220 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 19.6% green and 12.5% blue (31, 50, 32).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 23% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% 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 13.68:1).

#1F3220 color codes

HEX	`#1F3220`
RGB	`rgb(31, 50, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 19.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 23%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 38%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 36%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.7, -12.31, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.7, 15.29, 143.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.966, 2.677, 1.779)`
Decimal	`2044448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3220, 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 #1F3220	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3220 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #1F3220 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3220; }
.text { color: #1f3220; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3220; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 50 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3220, #1f3229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F3220?: #1F3220 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 #1F3220?: The RGB value is 31, 50, 32: 31 red, 50 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3220?: The complementary color is #321F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3220?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.