What color is #1F3841?

#1F3841 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3841?

The RGB value is 31, 56, 65: 31 red, 56 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3841?

The complementary color is #41281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3841 color

#1F3841 rgb(31, 56, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F3841 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 22% green and 25.5% blue (31, 56, 65).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#1F3841 color codes

HEX	`#1F3841`
RGB	`rgb(31, 56, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 22%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 14%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.95, -6.74, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.95, 10.93, 231.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.933, 3.501, 5.521)`
Decimal	`2046017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3841, 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 #1F3841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #1F3841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3841; }
.text { color: #1f3841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 56 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3841, #1f2741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1F3841?: #1F3841 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3841?: The RGB value is 31, 56, 65: 31 red, 56 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3841?: The complementary color is #41281F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.