#1C141E
Onyx · very dark cool black
About #1C141E
With the hex code #1C141E, this is a very dark black with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 11% red, 8% green and 12% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 8.9 — followed by Black. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #161E14, 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 17.98:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.98:1).
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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 #1C141E?
With the hex code #1C141E, this is a very dark black with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 11% red, 8% green and 12% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #1C141E?
Use white text. White on #1C141E has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1C141E?
Its complementary colour is #161E14, and analogous partners are #17141E and #1E141B.