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#201115

Onyx · very dark warm black

About #201115

#201115 is a very dark, muted black colour. Digitally that works out to 13% red, 7% green and 8% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 34% yellow and 87% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 8.6), with Black the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #11201C (onyx), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.22:1).

Colour codes

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HSV / HSB
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CSS
Red32
Green17
Blue21

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 8.6
Black
#000000 · ΔE 10.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #201115

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201115.
18.22:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201115.
1.15:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #201115 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#201115
Protanopia (no red cones)
#131415
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#171615
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#221012

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #201115?

#201115 is a very dark, muted black colour. Digitally that works out to 13% red, 7% green and 8% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 34% yellow and 87% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #201115?

Use white text. White on #201115 has a contrast ratio of 18.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #201115?

Its complementary colour is #11201C, and analogous partners are #20111C and #201411.