What color is #1F5136?

#1F5136 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F5136?

The RGB value is 31, 81, 54: 31 red, 81 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F5136?

The complementary color is #511F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F5136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F5136 color

#1F5136 rgb(31, 81, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F5136 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 31.8% green and 21.2% blue (31, 81, 54).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 45% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#1F5136 color codes

HEX	`#1F5136`
RGB	`rgb(31, 81, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 31.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 45%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 62%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 33%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.5, -24.05, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.5, 26.43, 155.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.173, 6.442, 4.513)`
Decimal	`2052406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F5136, 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 #1F5136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F5136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #1F5136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f5136; }
.text { color: #1f5136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f5136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 81 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f5136, #1f514f); }

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Questions

What color is #1F5136?: #1F5136 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F5136?: The RGB value is 31, 81, 54: 31 red, 81 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F5136?: The complementary color is #511F3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F5136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.