Black

#211d21

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 #211d21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#211d21

RGB33, 29, 33

HSL300, 6%, 12%

HSV300, 12%, 13%

CMYK0%, 12%, 0%, 87%

Lab11.36, 2.9, -2.04

XYZ1.34, 1.31, 1.62

Decimal2170145

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

#1f1c1f #1e1a1e #1c191c #1a171a #191619 #171417 #151315 #141114 #121012 #100e10

Tints of black

#383138 #4f454f #665966 #7d6d7d #928392 #a69aa6 #bab1ba #cec8ce #e3dfe3 #f7f5f7

Colors that go with black

Complementary#1d211d Analogous#1f1d21 Analogous#211d1f Triadic#21211d Triadic#1d2121 Split complementary#1f211d Split complementary#1d211f

Black in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 0, 87.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #211d21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 0 87

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 4 93

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 #211d21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #211d21; }
.text { color: #211d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #211d21; }

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 #211d21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #211d21 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 #211d21 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 #211d21 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 #211d21 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.