Black

#2d2d2c

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

Black is a near neutral, dark with barely any hue. Dark neutrals like this stand in for black without the harshness. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Black color values

Every conversion for #2d2d2c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d2d2c

RGB45, 45, 44

HSL60, 1%, 17%

HSV60, 2%, 18%

CMYK0%, 0%, 2%, 82%

Lab18.44, -0.23, 0.64

XYZ2.48, 2.62, 2.76

Decimal2960684

Web safe#333333

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

#2a2a29 #272726 #242423 #212120 #1e1e1e #1b1b1b #181818 #151515 #121212 #0f0f0f

Tints of black

#414140 #565654 #6a6a68 #7f7f7c #939390 #a6a6a4 #babab9 #cececd #e2e2e2 #f6f6f6

Colors that go with black

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Black in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 2, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d2d2c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 0 2 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 4 6 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Black in css

Copy #2d2d2c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d2d2c; }
.text { color: #2d2d2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2d2c; }

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 #2d2d2c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d2d2c 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 #2d2d2c 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 #2d2d2c 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 #2d2d2c 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.