What color is #1F3936?

#1F3936 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3936?

The RGB value is 31, 57, 54: 31 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3936?

The complementary color is #391F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3936 color

#1F3936 rgb(31, 57, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F3936 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 22.4% green and 21.2% blue (31, 57, 54).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#1F3936 color codes

HEX	`#1F3936`
RGB	`rgb(31, 57, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 22.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.89, -10.85, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.89, 10.93, 186.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.694, 3.484, 4.02)`
Decimal	`2046262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3936, 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 #1F3936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #1F3936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3936; }
.text { color: #1f3936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 57 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3936, #1f2f39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1F3936?: #1F3936 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3936?: The RGB value is 31, 57, 54: 31 red, 57 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3936?: The complementary color is #391F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.