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#201720

Onyx · very dark warm pink

About #201720

With the hex code #201720, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 9% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #172017, a onyx shade.

In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 17.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.43:1).

Colour codes

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CSS
Red32
Green23
Blue32

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 9.0
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 11.6
Black
#000000 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #201720

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201720.
17.43:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201720.
1.20:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #201720 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#201720
Protanopia (no red cones)
#161920
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#181A20
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#21181A

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #201720?

With the hex code #201720, this is a very dark pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 9% green and 13% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #201720?

Use white text. White on #201720 has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #201720?

Its complementary colour is #172017, and analogous partners are #1C1720 and #20171C.