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#201D13

Onyx · very dark neutral

About #201D13

#201D13 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 11% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 41% 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 9.3); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #131620 — a onyx tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201D13 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.85:1).

Colour codes

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Red32
Green29
Blue19

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 9.3
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 9.9
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #201D13

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201D13.
16.85:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #201D13.
1.25:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #201D13 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#201D13
Protanopia (no red cones)
#1F1D12
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#201D13
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#221B1A

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #201D13?

#201D13 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the brown family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 11% green and 7% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 41% 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 #201D13?

Use white text. White on #201D13 has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #201D13?

Its complementary colour is #131620, and analogous partners are #201713 and #1C2013.