Black

#1a171a

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 #1a171a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1a171a

RGB26, 23, 26

HSL300, 6%, 10%

HSV300, 12%, 10%

CMYK0%, 12%, 0%, 90%

Lab8.19, 2.24, -1.58

XYZ0.92, 0.91, 1.1

Decimal1709850

Web safe#330033

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

#191619 #181518 #171417 #161416 #151315 #141214 #131113 #121012 #110f11 #100e10

Tints of black

#322c32 #494149 #615561 #786a78 #8f808f #a397a3 #b8afb8 #cdc7cd #e2dee2 #f7f6f7

Colors that go with black

Complementary#171a17 Analogous#18171a Analogous#1a1718 Triadic#1a1a17 Triadic#171a1a Split complementary#181a17 Split complementary#171a18

Black in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 0, 12, 0, 90.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1a171a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 12 0 90

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 15 4 96

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 #1a171a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1a171a; }
.text { color: #1a171a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a171a; }

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 #1a171a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1a171a 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 #1a171a 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 #1a171a 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

Here is how the numbers for #1a171a are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.