What color is #1F361A?

#1F361A 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 #1F361A?

The RGB value is 31, 54, 26: 31 red, 54 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F361A?

The complementary color is #311A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F361A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F361A color

#1F361A rgb(31, 54, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F361A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 21.2% green and 10.2% blue (31, 54, 26).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#1F361A color codes

HEX	`#1F361A`
RGB	`rgb(31, 54, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 21.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 52%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 52%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.06, -15.79, 14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.06, 21.63, 136.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.071, 3.004, 1.448)`
Decimal	`2045466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F361A, 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 #1F361A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F361A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #1F361A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f361a; }
.text { color: #1f361a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f361a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 54 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f361a, #1a3623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F361A?: #1F361A 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 #1F361A?: The RGB value is 31, 54, 26: 31 red, 54 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F361A?: The complementary color is #311A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F361A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.