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#0D100E

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #0D100E

#0D100E is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 5% red, 6% green and 5% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 94% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is virtually identical to Onyx (ΔE 1.6), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #100D0F (onyx), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 19.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.13:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red13
Green16
Blue14

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 1.6
Black
#000000 · ΔE 4.7
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #0D100E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #0D100E.
19.13:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #0D100E.
1.10:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #0D100E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#0D100E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#100F0E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#0F0F0E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#0D100F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #0D100E?

#0D100E is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 5% red, 6% green and 5% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 94% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #0D100E?

Use white text. White on #0D100E has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #0D100E?

Its complementary colour is #100D0F, and analogous partners are #0E100D and #0D1010.