What color is #1F342E?

#1F342E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F342E?

The RGB value is 31, 52, 46: 31 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F342E?

The complementary color is #341F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F342E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F342E color

#1F342E rgb(31, 52, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #1F342E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 20.4% green and 18% blue (31, 52, 46).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 25% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#1F342E color codes

HEX	`#1F342E`
RGB	`rgb(31, 52, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 20.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 25%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 40%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 12%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.82, -10.07, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.82, 10.13, 173.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.286, 2.944, 3.032)`
Decimal	`2044974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F342E, 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 #1F342E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F342E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #1F342E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f342e; }
.text { color: #1f342e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f342e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 52 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f342e, #1f2f34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F342E?: #1F342E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F342E?: The RGB value is 31, 52, 46: 31 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F342E?: The complementary color is #341F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F342E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.