What color is #1F3C28?

#1F3C28 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3C28?

The RGB value is 31, 60, 40: 31 red, 60 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3C28?

The complementary color is #3C1F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3C28 color

#1F3C28 rgb(31, 60, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F3C28 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 23.5% green and 15.7% blue (31, 60, 40).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 32% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#1F3C28 color codes

HEX	`#1F3C28`
RGB	`rgb(31, 60, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 23.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 32%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 33%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.57, -16.3, 9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.57, 18.64, 150.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.564, 3.676, 2.582)`
Decimal	`2047016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3C28, 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 #1F3C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #1F3C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3c28; }
.text { color: #1f3c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 60 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3c28, #1f3c37); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F3C28?: #1F3C28 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3C28?: The RGB value is 31, 60, 40: 31 red, 60 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3C28?: The complementary color is #3C1F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.