Black

#101010

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for black, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Black carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Dark neutrals like this stand in for black without the harshness. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Black color values

Every conversion for #101010, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#101010

RGB16, 16, 16

HSL0, 0%, 6%

HSV0, 0%, 6%

CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 94%

Lab4.68, 0.0, 0.0

XYZ0.49, 0.52, 0.56

Decimal1052688

Web safe#000000

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

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Tints of black

#272727 #3e3e3e #555555 #6c6c6c #838383 #9a9a9a #b1b1b1 #c8c8c8 #dfdfdf #f6f6f6

Colors that go with black

Complementary#101010 Analogous#101010 Analogous#101010 Triadic#101010 Triadic#101010 Split complementary#101010 Split complementary#101010

Black in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 0, 94.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #101010 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 0 94

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 4 100

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Black in css

Copy #101010 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #101010; }
.text { color: #101010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101010; }

How black looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Black and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #101010 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #101010 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Black on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #101010 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around black? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn black into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #101010 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from black, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #101010 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.