#29151E
Onyx · very dark warm pink
About #29151E
#29151E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 8% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Onyx (ΔE 12.9); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #152920 — a dark green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #29151E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 17.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (17.21:1).
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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 #29151E?
#29151E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 8% green and 12% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #29151E?
Use white text. White on #29151E has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #29151E?
Its complementary colour is #152920, and analogous partners are #291528 and #291615.