#12201E
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #12201E
#12201E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 13% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 8.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #201214 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #12201E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.79:1).
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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 #12201E?
#12201E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 13% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #12201E?
Use white text. White on #12201E has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #12201E?
Its complementary colour is #201214, and analogous partners are #122017 and #121B20.