What color is #1F3331?

#1F3331 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3331?

The RGB value is 31, 51, 49: 31 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3331?

The complementary color is #331F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3331 color

#1F3331 rgb(31, 51, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F3331 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 20% green and 19.2% blue (31, 51, 49).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#1F3331 color codes

HEX	`#1F3331`
RGB	`rgb(31, 51, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 20%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 39%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.56, -8.59, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.56, 8.68, 188.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.303, 2.881, 3.34)`
Decimal	`2044721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3331, 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 #1F3331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #1F3331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3331; }
.text { color: #1f3331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 51 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3331, #1f2b33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1F3331?: #1F3331 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3331?: The RGB value is 31, 51, 49: 31 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3331?: The complementary color is #331F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.