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#151E1E

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #151E1E

With the hex code #151E1E, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 8% red, 12% green and 12% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Onyx — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1E1515, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.99:1).

Colour codes

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Red21
Green30
Blue30

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 6.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.3
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #151E1E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #151E1E.
16.99:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #151E1E.
1.24:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #151E1E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#151E1E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#1D1D1E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1B1C1E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#121F1E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #151E1E?

With the hex code #151E1E, this is a very dark teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 8% red, 12% green and 12% blue, while a printer would mix 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #151E1E?

Use white text. White on #151E1E has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #151E1E?

Its complementary colour is #1E1515, and analogous partners are #151E1A and #151A1E.