#000000 Black

#000000 is Black.

#000000

Black

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #000000?

HEX: #000000
RGB: rgb(0, 0, 0)
HSL: hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.0% 0.000 0)
CMYK: 0, 0, 0, 100

#000000 has a contrast ratio of 21.00:1 against white and 1.00:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.1. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg →	#000000
#000000	Same color
White	21.0AAA
Near-black	1.2Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

White on #000000 · 21.0:1

Tints and shades of #000000

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

Colors that go with #000000

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical

Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --black-1: #000000; /* Black */
}