What color is #1F352F?

#1F352F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F352F?

The RGB value is 31, 53, 47: 31 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F352F?

The complementary color is #351F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F352F?

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.

#1F352F color

#1F352F rgb(31, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F352F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (31, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#1F352F color codes

HEX	`#1F352F`
RGB	`rgb(31, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 42%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.21, -10.41, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.21, 10.46, 174.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.351, 3.043, 3.152)`
Decimal	`2045231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F352F, 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 #1F352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F352F 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 #1F352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f352f; }
.text { color: #1f352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f352f, #1f3035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1F352F?: #1F352F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F352F?: The RGB value is 31, 53, 47: 31 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F352F?: The complementary color is #351F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F352F?: 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.