#16151F
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #16151F
#16151F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 9% red, 8% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 7.9); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1E1F15 — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #16151F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.09:1).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #16151F
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #16151F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #16151F?
#16151F is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 9% red, 8% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 32% 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 #16151F?
Use white text. White on #16151F has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #16151F?
Its complementary colour is #1E1F15, and analogous partners are #15191F and #1B151F.