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#110F14

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #110F14

#110F14 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 7% red, 6% green and 8% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 3.1), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #12140F (onyx), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 19.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.05:1).

Colour codes

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Red17
Green15
Blue20

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 3.1
Black
#000000 · ΔE 5.5
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #110F14

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #110F14.
19.05:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #110F14.
1.10:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #110F14 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#110F14
Protanopia (no red cones)
#0E1014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#0E1014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#111011

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #110F14?

#110F14 is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 7% red, 6% green and 8% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 25% 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 #110F14?

Use white text. White on #110F14 has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #110F14?

Its complementary colour is #12140F, and analogous partners are #0F1014 and #140F14.