#142012
Onyx · very dark cool black
About #142012
#142012 is a very dark, muted black colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 13% green and 7% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 13.1), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1E1220 (onyx), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.87:1).
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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 #142012?
#142012 is a very dark, muted black colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 13% green and 7% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #142012?
Use white text. White on #142012 has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #142012?
Its complementary colour is #1E1220, and analogous partners are #1B2012 and #122017.