What color is #1F4847?

#1F4847 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F4847?

The RGB value is 31, 72, 71: 31 red, 72 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4847?

The complementary color is #481F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4847?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4847 color

#1F4847 rgb(31, 72, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F4847 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 28.2% green and 27.8% blue (31, 72, 71).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#1F4847 color codes

HEX	`#1F4847`
RGB	`rgb(31, 72, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 28.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 57%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 1%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, -14.56, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 15.05, 194.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.019, 5.381, 6.787)`
Decimal	`2050119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4847, 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 #1F4847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #1F4847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4847; }
.text { color: #1f4847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 72 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4847, #1f3548); }

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Questions

What color is #1F4847?: #1F4847 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F4847?: The RGB value is 31, 72, 71: 31 red, 72 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4847?: The complementary color is #481F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4847?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.