What color is #1F5216?

#1F5216 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F5216?

The RGB value is 31, 82, 22: 31 red, 82 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F5216?

The complementary color is #491652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F5216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F5216 color

#1F5216 rgb(31, 82, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F5216 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 32.2% green and 8.6% blue (31, 82, 22).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 58% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#1F5216 color codes

HEX	`#1F5216`
RGB	`rgb(31, 82, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 32.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 58%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 73%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 73%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.36, -29.96, 29.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.36, 41.72, 135.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.727, 6.383, 1.795)`
Decimal	`2052630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F5216, 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 #1F5216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F5216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #1F5216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f5216; }
.text { color: #1f5216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f5216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 82 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f5216, #16522b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #1F5216?: #1F5216 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F5216?: The RGB value is 31, 82, 22: 31 red, 82 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F5216?: The complementary color is #491652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F5216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.