#0E100E
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #0E100E
#0E100E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 5% red, 6% green and 5% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 94% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Onyx (ΔE 1.4); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #100E10 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #0E100E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 19.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.11:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #0E100E?
#0E100E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 5% red, 6% green and 5% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% 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 #0E100E?
Use white text. White on #0E100E has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #0E100E?
Its complementary colour is #100E10, and analogous partners are #0F100E and #0E100F.