#201215
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #201215
#201215 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 7% green and 8% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 34% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 8.0); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #12201D — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201215 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 18.12:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (18.12:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #201215
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #201215 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #201215?
#201215 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 7% green and 8% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 34% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #201215?
Use white text. White on #201215 has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201215?
Its complementary colour is #12201D, and analogous partners are #20121C and #201612.