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#14100B

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #14100B

#14100B is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 8% red, 6% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 45% yellow and 92% 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 2.9); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #0B0F14 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #14100B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.94:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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CSS
Red20
Green16
Blue11

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 2.9
Black
#000000 · ΔE 5.7
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #14100B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #14100B.
18.94:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #14100B.
1.11:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #14100B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#14100B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#12100B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#12110B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#160F0F

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #14100B?

#14100B is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 8% red, 6% green and 4% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 45% yellow and 92% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #14100B?

Use white text. White on #14100B has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #14100B?

Its complementary colour is #0B0F14, and analogous partners are #140B0B and #14140B.