#151E16
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #151E16
#151E16 is a very dark, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 12% green and 9% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 88% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 9.1), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1E151D (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 17.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.08:1).
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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 #151E16?
#151E16 is a very dark, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 12% green and 9% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 88% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #151E16?
Use white text. White on #151E16 has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #151E16?
Its complementary colour is #1E151D, and analogous partners are #181E15 and #151E1B.