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#19151D

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #19151D

With the hex code #19151D, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 10% red, 8% green and 11% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Onyx — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Black. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #191D15, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.01:1).

Colour codes

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Red25
Green21
Blue29

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 6.8
Black
#000000 · ΔE 9.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #19151D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #19151D.
18.01:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #19151D.
1.17:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #19151D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#19151D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#14161D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#14171D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#191618

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #19151D?

With the hex code #19151D, this is a very dark black with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 10% red, 8% green and 11% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #19151D?

Use white text. White on #19151D has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #19151D?

Its complementary colour is #191D15, and analogous partners are #15151D and #1D151D.