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#110F0F

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #110F0F

#110F0F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 6% green and 6% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% 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 virtually identical to Onyx (ΔE 1.0); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #0F1111 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #110F0F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 19.11:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.11:1).

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Red17
Green15
Blue15

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 1.0
Black
#000000 · ΔE 4.5
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 13.1

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

Text on #110F0F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #110F0F.
19.11:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #110F0F.
1.10:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #110F0F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#110F0F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#0F0F0F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#10100F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#110F0F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #110F0F?

#110F0F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 6% green and 6% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% 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 #110F0F?

Use white text. White on #110F0F has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #110F0F?

Its complementary colour is #0F1111, and analogous partners are #110F10 and #11100F.