#201D22
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #201D22
#201D22 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 11% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Onyx (ΔE 7.4); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1F221D — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #201D22 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.66:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #201D22?
#201D22 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 13% red, 11% green and 13% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #201D22?
Use white text. White on #201D22 has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #201D22?
Its complementary colour is #1F221D, and analogous partners are #1E1D22 and #221D22.