Black

#282c2e

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

This is Black, a dark neutral that behaves like a grey. 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 #282c2e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#282c2e

RGB40, 44, 46

HSL200, 7%, 17%

HSV200, 13%, 18%

CMYK13%, 4%, 0%, 82%

Lab17.69, -1.25, -1.9

XYZ2.27, 2.45, 2.94

Decimal2632750

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

#232628 #1e2122 #191b1c #131516

Tints of black

#3b4144 #4e5659 #616a6f #747f85 #899398 #9fa7ab #b4bbbe #cacfd1 #e0e2e4 #f5f6f7

Colors that go with black

Complementary#2e2a28 Analogous#282e2d Analogous#28292e Triadic#2e282c Triadic#2c2e28 Split complementary#2e2829 Split complementary#2e2d28

Black in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 13, 4, 0, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #282c2e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 4 0 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 8 4 88

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Black in css

Copy #282c2e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #282c2e; }
.text { color: #282c2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282c2e; }

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 #282c2e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #282c2e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Black on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #282c2e 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn black into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #282c2e 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

Every value on this page for #282c2e is computed, not guessed. 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.