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#162018

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #162018

With the hex code #162018, this is a very dark green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 9% red, 13% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 9.8 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #20161E, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.75:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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CSS
Red22
Green32
Blue24

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 9.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 10.1
Black
#000000 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #162018

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #162018.
16.75:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #162018.
1.25:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #162018 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#162018
Protanopia (no red cones)
#201E18
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1E1D18
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#15201E

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #162018?

With the hex code #162018, this is a very dark green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 9% red, 13% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #162018?

Use white text. White on #162018 has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #162018?

Its complementary colour is #20161E, and analogous partners are #192016 and #16201D.