NeutralDarkMuted

Black

#000000

Contrast at a glance

White text

21.00:1AAA

Black text

1.06:1Fails

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About Black

Black (#000000) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 0, 0, 0 and its HSL value is 0°, 0%, 0%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 21.00:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#000000 · #000000

Analogous

#000000 · #000000 · #000000

Triadic

#000000 · #000000 · #000000

Split complementary

#000000 · #000000 · #000000

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