#16100E
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #16100E
#16100E is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 9% red, 6% green and 5% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 36% yellow and 91% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is virtually identical to Onyx (ΔE 2.8), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #0E1416 (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 18.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.84:1).
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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 #16100E?
#16100E is a very dark, near-neutral black colour. Digitally that works out to 9% red, 6% green and 5% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 36% yellow and 91% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #16100E?
Use white text. White on #16100E has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #16100E?
Its complementary colour is #0E1416, and analogous partners are #160E10 and #16140E.