#1B2012
Jet · very dark cool black
About #1B2012
#1B2012 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 11% red, 13% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 11.9); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #171220 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #1B2012 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.64:1).
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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 #1B2012?
#1B2012 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 11% red, 13% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #1B2012?
Use white text. White on #1B2012 has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1B2012?
Its complementary colour is #171220, and analogous partners are #201E12 and #142012.