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#13201D

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #13201D

#13201D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 13% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 8.8); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #201316 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #13201D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.77:1).

Colour codes

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Red19
Green32
Blue29

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 8.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #13201D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #13201D.
16.77:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #13201D.
1.25:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #13201D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#13201D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#1F1E1D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1D1D1D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#0F201F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #13201D?

#13201D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 7% red, 13% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #13201D?

Use white text. White on #13201D has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #13201D?

Its complementary colour is #201316, and analogous partners are #132017 and #131C20.