Black

#1f1d21

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 #1f1d21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1f1d21

RGB31, 29, 33

HSL270, 6%, 12%

HSV270, 12%, 13%

CMYK6%, 12%, 0%, 87%

Lab11.13, 1.97, -2.39

XYZ1.28, 1.28, 1.62

Decimal2039073

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

#1d1c1f #1c1a1e #1a191c #19171a #171619 #161417 #141315 #121114 #111012 #0f0e10

Tints of black

#353138 #4a454f #605966 #756d7d #8b8392 #a09aa6 #b6b1ba #cbc8ce #e1dfe3 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with black

Complementary#1f211d Analogous#1d1d21 Analogous#211d21 Triadic#211f1d Triadic#1d211f Split complementary#21211d Split complementary#1d211d

Black in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 6, 12, 0, 87.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1f1d21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 12 0 87

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 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 #1f1d21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1f1d21; }
.text { color: #1f1d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f1d21; }

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 #1f1d21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1f1d21 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 #1f1d21 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 #1f1d21 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 #1f1d21 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.