What color is #1F363A?

#1F363A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F363A?

The RGB value is 31, 54, 58: 31 red, 54 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F363A?

The complementary color is #3A231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F363A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F363A color

#1F363A rgb(31, 54, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F363A is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 21.2% green and 22.7% blue (31, 54, 58).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#1F363A color codes

HEX	`#1F363A`
RGB	`rgb(31, 54, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 21.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 47%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 7%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.96, -7.75, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.96, 9.42, 214.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.648, 3.235, 4.487)`
Decimal	`2045498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F363A, 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 #1F363A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F363A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #1F363A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f363a; }
.text { color: #1f363a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f363a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 54 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f363a, #1f283a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1F363A?: #1F363A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F363A?: The RGB value is 31, 54, 58: 31 red, 54 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F363A?: The complementary color is #3A231F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F363A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.