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#19151E

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #19151E

#19151E is a very dark, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 10% red, 8% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 7.5), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1A1E15 (onyx), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 17.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.99:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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CSS
Red25
Green21
Blue30

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 7.5
Black
#000000 · ΔE 10.4
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #19151E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #19151E.
17.99:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #19151E.
1.17:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#19151E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#13171E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#14171E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#181618

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #19151E?

#19151E is a very dark, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 10% red, 8% green and 12% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

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

Use white text. White on #19151E has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #19151E?

Its complementary colour is #1A1E15, and analogous partners are #15151E and #1E151E.