#11100B
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #11100B
#11100B is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 6% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% 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 2.5); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #0B0C11 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #11100B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 19.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (19.04:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #11100B?
#11100B is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 6% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% 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 #11100B?
Use white text. White on #11100B has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #11100B?
Its complementary colour is #0B0C11, and analogous partners are #110D0B and #0F110B.