Palettes / Colors / #000000

#000000 — Rich Black

#000000 is the named color Black. It belongs to the black family.

#000000 is a neutral black color associated with elegance, power and formality. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #000000; it also sits naturally between #000000 and #000000. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 0% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 100%

Previews

CSS code for #000000

.text { color: #000000; }
.background { background-color: #000000; }
.border { border: 3px solid #000000; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 0%, 0%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #000000; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #000000; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#000000">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#000000">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #000000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #000000: #FFFFFF.

How #000000 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #000000

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFFFFF  ·  #000001 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #000000?

#000000 is Rich Black, a black color (RGB 0, 0, 0). Its closest standard named color is Black.

What is the RGB and HSL of #000000?

#000000 is RGB 0, 0, 0 — HSL 0°, 0%, 0% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 100%.

What colors go with #000000?

Its complement is #000000; analogous partners are #000000 and #000000. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #000000 for text?

White text on #000000 has a contrast ratio of 21.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.00:1.