#100B14
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #100B14
#100B14 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 6% red, 4% green and 8% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 5.4); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #0F140B — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #100B14 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 19.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.44:1).
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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 #100B14?
#100B14 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 6% red, 4% green and 8% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #100B14?
Use white text. White on #100B14 has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #100B14?
Its complementary colour is #0F140B, and analogous partners are #0B0B14 and #140B14.