#16201D
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #16201D
#16201D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 9% red, 13% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 8.1); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #201619 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #16201D for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.69:1).
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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 #16201D?
#16201D is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 9% red, 13% green and 11% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #16201D?
Use white text. White on #16201D has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #16201D?
Its complementary colour is #201619, and analogous partners are #162018 and #161E20.