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#231925

Onyx · very dark cool pink

About #231925

#231925 is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 10% green and 15% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 11.4), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1B2519 (jet), its complementary partner.

Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.97:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.97:1).

Colour codes

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Red35
Green25
Blue37

Closest named colours

Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 11.4
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 12.3
Black
#000000 · ΔE 14.5

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

Text on #231925

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on onyx #231925.
16.97:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on onyx #231925.
1.24:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #231925 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#231925
Protanopia (no red cones)
#181C25
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#1A1D25
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#231A1D

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #231925?

#231925 is a very dark, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 14% red, 10% green and 15% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #231925?

Use white text. White on #231925 has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #231925?

Its complementary colour is #1B2519, and analogous partners are #1D1925 and #251921.