#182016
Onyx · very dark cool green
About #182016
With the hex code #182016, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 9% red, 13% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 87% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1E1620, 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 16.71:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.71:1).
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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 #182016?
With the hex code #182016, this is a very dark green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 9% red, 13% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 87% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #182016?
Use white text. White on #182016 has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #182016?
Its complementary colour is #1E1620, and analogous partners are #1D2016 and #162019.