#201717
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #201717
With the hex code #201717, this is a very dark red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 9% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 87% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Onyx — a ΔE of 6.1 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #172020, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.55:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #201717 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #201717?
With the hex code #201717, this is a very dark red with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 9% green and 9% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% 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 #201717?
Use white text. White on #201717 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201717?
Its complementary colour is #172020, and analogous partners are #20171C and #201C17.