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#10191C

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #10191C

With the hex code #10191C, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 6% red, 10% green and 11% blue, while a printer would mix 43% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% 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 5.5 — followed by Black. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1C1310, 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 17.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.83:1).

Colour codes

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Red16
Green25
Blue28

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 5.5
Black
#000000 · ΔE 9.3
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #10191C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #10191C.
17.83:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #10191C.
1.18:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #10191C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#10191C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#17181C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#15171C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#0C1A1A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #10191C?

With the hex code #10191C, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 6% red, 10% green and 11% blue, while a printer would mix 43% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #10191C?

Use white text. White on #10191C has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #10191C?

Its complementary colour is #1C1310, and analogous partners are #101C19 and #10131C.