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#151E1F

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #151E1F

#151E1F is a very dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 12% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 6.9), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1F1615 (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 — 16.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.97:1).

Colour codes

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Red21
Green30
Blue31

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 6.9
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 8.2
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #151E1F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #151E1F.
16.97:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #151E1F.
1.24:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #151E1F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#151E1F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#1D1D1F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1B1C1F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#121F1E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #151E1F?

#151E1F is a very dark, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 8% red, 12% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #151E1F?

Use white text. White on #151E1F has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #151E1F?

Its complementary colour is #1F1615, and analogous partners are #151F1B and #15191F.