#201719
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #201719
#201719 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 9% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 22% 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 6.3); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #17201E — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201719 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 17.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.53:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #201719
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #201719 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #201719?
#201719 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 9% green and 10% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 22% 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 #201719?
Use white text. White on #201719 has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201719?
Its complementary colour is #17201E, and analogous partners are #20171D and #201A17.