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#101910

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #101910

With the hex code #101910, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 6% red, 10% green and 6% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 90% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Onyx — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Black. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #191019, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 17.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.97:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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CSS
Red16
Green25
Blue16

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 7.8
Black
#000000 · ΔE 10.6
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #101910

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #101910.
17.97:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #101910.
1.17:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #101910 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#101910
Protanopia (no red cones)
#19170F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#181610
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#0F1817

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #101910?

With the hex code #101910, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 6% red, 10% green and 6% blue, while a printer would mix 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 90% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #101910?

Use white text. White on #101910 has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #101910?

Its complementary colour is #191019, and analogous partners are #141910 and #101914.