#221C19
Onyx · very dark neutral
About #221C19
With the hex code #221C19, this is a very dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 11% green and 10% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 26% 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 7.0 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #191F22, a onyx 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 — 16.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.82:1).
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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 #221C19?
With the hex code #221C19, this is a very dark brown with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 13% red, 11% green and 10% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 26% 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 #221C19?
Use white text. White on #221C19 has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #221C19?
Its complementary colour is #191F22, and analogous partners are #22191B and #222119.