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#000000 Black

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
  • Web safe
  • black
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#000000 (Black) is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 100% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 0% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with sophistication, power and elegance. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, luxury branding and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 21:1 (WCAG AAA).

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000000
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Relative luminance0

Complementary

  1. #000000
  2. #000000

Split complementary

  1. #000000
  2. #000000
  3. #000000

Analogous

  1. #000000
  2. #000000
  3. #000000

Triadic

  1. #000000
  2. #000000
  3. #000000

Tetradic

  1. #000000
  2. #000000
  3. #000000
  4. #000000

Square

  1. #000000
  2. #000000
  3. #000000
  4. #000000

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #0a0a0a
  3. #000000
  4. #262626
  5. #4d4d4d

Shades

#000000 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #000000
  2. #000000
  3. #000000
  4. #000000
  5. #000000
  6. #000000
  7. #000000
  8. #000000
  9. #000000
  10. #000000
  11. #000000

Tints

#000000 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #000000
  2. #1a1a1a
  3. #333333
  4. #4d4d4d
  5. #666666
  6. #808080
  7. #999999
  8. #b3b3b3
  9. #cccccc
  10. #e6e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#000000 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #000000
  2. #0d0d0d
  3. #1a1a1a
  4. #262626
  5. #333333
  6. #404040
  7. #4d4d4d
  8. #5a5a5a
  9. #666666
  10. #737373
  11. #808080

Readable text 21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #000000 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #000000 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #000000 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #000000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000000 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-000000 {
  color: #000000;
}
Background
.bg-000000 {
  background-color: #000000;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-000000 {
  border: 2px solid #000000;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #000000;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 0 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 0%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-000000 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000, #000000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-000000 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35);
}

#100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 2.99 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 4.88 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 6.42 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.71 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 14.30 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.92 #ffffff Inverted #000000 Grayscale 

Black
#000000  rgb(0, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 0%, 0%)  Black
#000000  rgb(0, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 0%, 0%)  Black
#000000  rgb(0, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 0%, 0%)  Black
#000000  rgb(0, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 0%, 0%)  Black