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#0F151D

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #0F151D

#0F151D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 6% red, 8% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 6.6); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1D170F — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #0F151D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.34:1).

Colour codes

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Red15
Green21
Blue29

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 6.6
Black
#000000 · ΔE 9.2
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #0F151D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #0F151D.
18.34:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #0F151D.
1.15:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #0F151D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#0F151D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#12151D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#11141D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#0B1718

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #0F151D?

#0F151D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 6% red, 8% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #0F151D?

Use white text. White on #0F151D has a contrast ratio of 18.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #0F151D?

Its complementary colour is #1D170F, and analogous partners are #0F1C1D and #100F1D.