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#100E07

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #100E07

#100E07 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 6% red, 5% green and 3% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 56% yellow and 94% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 3.3), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #070910 (black), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 19.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.30:1).

Colour codes

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Red16
Green14
Blue7

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 3.3
Black
#000000 · ΔE 5.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #100E07

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #100E07.
19.30:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #100E07.
1.09:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #100E07 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#100E07
Protanopia (no red cones)
#0F0E07
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#100E07
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#110D0C

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #100E07?

#100E07 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 6% red, 5% green and 3% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 56% 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 #100E07?

Use white text. White on #100E07 has a contrast ratio of 19.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #100E07?

Its complementary colour is #070910, and analogous partners are #100907 and #0E1007.