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#080C10

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #080C10

With the hex code #080C10, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 3% red, 5% green and 6% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Onyx — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Black. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #100C08, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 19.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.62:1).

Colour codes

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Red8
Green12
Blue16

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 3.0
Black
#000000 · ΔE 3.9
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 14.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #080C10

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #080C10.
19.62:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #080C10.
1.07:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #080C10 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#080C10
Protanopia (no red cones)
#0A0C10
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#090B10
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#060D0D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #080C10?

With the hex code #080C10, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 3% red, 5% green and 6% blue, while a printer would mix 50% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #080C10?

Use white text. White on #080C10 has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #080C10?

Its complementary colour is #100C08, and analogous partners are #081010 and #080810.