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#14110F

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #14110F

#14110F is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 7% green and 6% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 25% yellow and 92% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is virtually identical to Onyx (ΔE 1.7), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #0F1214 (onyx), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.80:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red20
Green17
Blue15

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 1.7
Black
#000000 · ΔE 5.5
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #14110F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #14110F.
18.80:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #14110F.
1.12:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #14110F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#14110F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#12110F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#13120F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#151010

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #14110F?

#14110F is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 7% green and 6% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 25% 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 #14110F?

Use white text. White on #14110F has a contrast ratio of 18.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #14110F?

Its complementary colour is #0F1214, and analogous partners are #140F10 and #14140F.