#100B11
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #100B11
#100B11 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 6% red, 4% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% 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 3.8); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #0C110B — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #100B11 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 19.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.48:1).
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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 #100B11?
#100B11 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 6% red, 4% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #100B11?
Use white text. White on #100B11 has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #100B11?
Its complementary colour is #0C110B, and analogous partners are #0D0B11 and #110B0F.