Colour
#000000
- #000000
- Near-black
- Dark
- Named: Black
#000000 is the CSS colour near-black with RGB values 0, 0, 0 and HSL 0°, 0%, 0%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 21:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#000000#000000
HEX#000000
HEX (short)#000
RGBrgb(0, 0, 0)
RGB (0–1)0, 0, 0
RGB percentages0%, 0%, 0%
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 0%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 0%, 0%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 100%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer0
CSS custom property--colour: #000000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness0 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 21:1
Contrast with white21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#000000
Inverted#FFFFFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000000
Analogous#000000, #000000
Triadic#000000, #000000
Split complementary#000000, #000000
Tetradic#000000, #000000, #000000
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G0
B0
Red0 (0%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)0%
Lightness0%
Dominant channelNone: the channels are equal (a neutral grey)
Hex per channelR 00 · G 00 · B 00
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