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#201611

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #201611

#201611 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 9% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 47% 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 very close to Onyx (ΔE 7.2); Black comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #111B20 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201611 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.73:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red32
Green22
Blue17

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 7.2
Black
#000000 · ΔE 10.5
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #201611

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201611.
17.73:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201611.
1.18:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #201611 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#201611
Protanopia (no red cones)
#191711
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1B1911
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#231415

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #201611?

#201611 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 9% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 47% 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 #201611?

Use white text. White on #201611 has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #201611?

Its complementary colour is #111B20, and analogous partners are #201114 and #201D11.