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#100B09

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #100B09

With the hex code #100B09, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 6% red, 4% green and 4% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 44% yellow and 94% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Onyx — a ΔE of 2.5 — followed by Black. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #090E10, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 19.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.56:1).

Colour codes

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Red16
Green11
Blue9

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 2.5
Black
#000000 · ΔE 3.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 14.3

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

Text on #100B09

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #100B09.
19.56:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #100B09.
1.07:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #100B09 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#100B09
Protanopia (no red cones)
#0C0B09
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#0D0C09
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#110A0A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #100B09?

With the hex code #100B09, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 6% red, 4% green and 4% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 44% yellow and 94% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #100B09?

Use white text. White on #100B09 has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #100B09?

Its complementary colour is #090E10, and analogous partners are #10090A and #100E09.