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#201119

Onyx · very dark warm black

About #201119

#201119 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 7% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 22% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 9.8); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #112018 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201119 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.17:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red32
Green17
Blue25

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 9.8
Black
#000000 · ΔE 11.9
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #201119

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201119.
18.17:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201119.
1.16:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #201119 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#201119
Protanopia (no red cones)
#121419
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#161619
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#221114

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #201119?

#201119 is a muted, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 7% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 22% yellow and 87% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #201119?

Use white text. White on #201119 has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #201119?

Its complementary colour is #112018, and analogous partners are #201120 and #201111.