#152012
Onyx · very dark cool black
About #152012
#152012 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 8% red, 13% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 12.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1D1220 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #152012 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.84:1).
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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 #152012?
#152012 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 8% red, 13% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #152012?
Use white text. White on #152012 has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #152012?
Its complementary colour is #1D1220, and analogous partners are #1C2012 and #122016.