What color is #1F3C47?

#1F3C47 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F3C47?

The RGB value is 31, 60, 71: 31 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F3C47?

The complementary color is #472A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F3C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F3C47 color

#1F3C47 rgb(31, 60, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1F3C47 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 23.5% green and 27.8% blue (31, 60, 71).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#1F3C47 color codes

HEX	`#1F3C47`
RGB	`rgb(31, 60, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 23.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.6, -7.27, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.6, 12.45, 234.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.318, 3.978, 6.553)`
Decimal	`2047047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F3C47, 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 #1F3C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F3C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #1F3C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f3c47; }
.text { color: #1f3c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f3c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 60 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f3c47, #1f2847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1F3C47?: #1F3C47 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F3C47?: The RGB value is 31, 60, 71: 31 red, 60 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F3C47?: The complementary color is #472A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F3C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.