What color is #1F3439?

#1F3439 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3439?

The RGB value is 31, 52, 57: 31 red, 52 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3439?

The complementary color is #39241F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3439?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3439 color

#1F3439 rgb(31, 52, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F3439 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 20.4% green and 22.4% blue (31, 52, 57).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#1F3439 color codes

HEX	`#1F3439`
RGB	`rgb(31, 52, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 20.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 9%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.21, -6.78, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.21, 8.92, 220.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.531, 3.043, 4.324)`
Decimal	`2044985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3439, 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 #1F3439	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3439 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #1F3439 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3439; }
.text { color: #1f3439; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3439; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 52 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3439, #1f2739); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1F3439?: #1F3439 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3439?: The RGB value is 31, 52, 57: 31 red, 52 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3439?: The complementary color is #39241F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3439?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.