What color is #1F3516?

#1F3516 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3516?

The RGB value is 31, 53, 22: 31 red, 53 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3516?

The complementary color is #2C1635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3516 color

#1F3516 rgb(31, 53, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F3516 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 20.8% green and 8.6% blue (31, 53, 22).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#1F3516 color codes

HEX	`#1F3516`
RGB	`rgb(31, 53, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 20.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 58%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 58%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.62, -15.89, 16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.62, 23.08, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.983, 2.895, 1.213)`
Decimal	`2045206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3516, 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 #1F3516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #1F3516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3516; }
.text { color: #1f3516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 53 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3516, #16351c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F3516?: #1F3516 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3516?: The RGB value is 31, 53, 22: 31 red, 53 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3516?: The complementary color is #2C1635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.