#1D151E
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #1D151E
#1D151E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 11% red, 8% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 8.4); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #161E15 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #1D151E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 17.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.82:1).
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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 #1D151E?
#1D151E is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 11% red, 8% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% 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 #1D151E?
Use white text. White on #1D151E has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1D151E?
Its complementary colour is #161E15, and analogous partners are #19151E and #1E151A.