#1E1C19
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #1E1C19
#1E1C19 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 12% red, 11% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 88% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 5.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #191B1E — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #1E1C19 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.00:1).
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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 #1E1C19?
#1E1C19 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 12% red, 11% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 88% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #1E1C19?
Use white text. White on #1E1C19 has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #1E1C19?
Its complementary colour is #191B1E, and analogous partners are #1E1A19 and #1E1E19.