What does the color Black mean?

Black Color Name | colorBase

Black

#000000

#333333

#666666

#999999

#cccccc

#1a1a1a

Meaning

Power, elegance, and clarity. Luxury brands and high-contrast interfaces.

History

Black is a standard CSS/SVG named color used across browsers since early web standards.

Usage

Use Black (#000000) in CSS as color: black; or as #000000.

Preview

Black

#000000

Overview

Family: Black

Accessibility on this swatch:

AAA

(21:1)

Contrast vs white: 21:1 · vs black: 1:1

Formats

HEX

#000000

RGB

rgb(0, 0, 0)

RGBA

rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 0%, 0%)

HSV

hsv(0, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(0% 0 0)

LCH

lch(0% 0 0)

OKLAB

oklab(0 0 0)

OKLCH

oklch(0 0 0)

XYZ

xyz(0.00, 0.00, 0.00)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 100%)

CSS

color: #000000;

CSS variable

--color-000000: #000000;

SCSS

$color-000000: #000000;

Tailwind

slate-900

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --black-1: #000000;
}

Color psychology

Power, elegance, and clarity. Luxury brands and high-contrast interfaces.

Usage examples: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Black family.

Tints

Shades

Tones

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Monochromatic

Related shades & tints

#333333

#666666

#999999

#cccccc

#1a1a1a

#333333

#4d4d4d

#666666

Similar colors

#2f4f4f

#2c5363

#63392c

#2e436b

#323a67

#26456d

#2a4f6f

#204a6f

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