#162011
Onyx · very dark cool black
About #162011
#162011 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 9% red, 13% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 13.1); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1B1120 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #162011 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.82:1).
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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 #162011?
#162011 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 9% red, 13% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #162011?
Use white text. White on #162011 has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #162011?
Its complementary colour is #1B1120, and analogous partners are #1D2011 and #112013.