What color is #1F3A44?

#1F3A44 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 #1F3A44?

The RGB value is 31, 58, 68: 31 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3A44?

The complementary color is #44291F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3A44 color

#1F3A44 rgb(31, 58, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F3A44 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 22.7% green and 26.7% blue (31, 58, 68).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#1F3A44 color codes

HEX	`#1F3A44`
RGB	`rgb(31, 58, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 22.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, -7.01, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 11.69, 233.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.121, 3.735, 6.024)`
Decimal	`2046532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3A44, 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 #1F3A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #1F3A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3a44; }
.text { color: #1f3a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 58 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3a44, #1f2744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1F3A44?: #1F3A44 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 #1F3A44?: The RGB value is 31, 58, 68: 31 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3A44?: The complementary color is #44291F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.