Black

#2a2d2f

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 #2a2d2f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a2d2f

RGB42, 45, 47

HSL204, 6%, 17%

HSV204, 11%, 18%

CMYK11%, 4%, 0%, 82%

Lab18.25, -0.82, -1.75

XYZ2.41, 2.57, 3.06

Decimal2764079

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

#242729 #1f2123 #191b1c #141516

Tints of black

#3d4144 #50565a #636a6f #767f84 #8b9397 #a0a6aa #b6babe #cbced1 #e0e2e4 #f6f6f7

Colors that go with black

Complementary#2f2c2a Analogous#2a2f2f Analogous#2a2a2f Triadic#2f2a2d Triadic#2d2f2a Split complementary#2f2a2b Split complementary#2f2f2a

Black in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 11, 4, 0, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a2d2f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 4 0 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 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 #2a2d2f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a2d2f; }
.text { color: #2a2d2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2d2f; }

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 #2a2d2f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a2d2f 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 #2a2d2f 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 #2a2d2f 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 #2a2d2f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.