#000000

#000000 is the hex color Black. Here are its RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, and OKLCH values, ready-made shades and palettes, and the text colors that stay readable on it.

This is the nearest named color to #000000; the exact match is Black.

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#000000 color codes

HEX
#000000
HEX8
#000000FF
HEX8 (Android)
#FF000000
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 0)
RGB (%)
0%, 0%, 0%
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 0%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(0, 0%, 0%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 100%)
OKLCH
oklch(0 0 0)
OKLCH (%)
oklch(0% 0 0)
Decimal
0

What color is #000000?

#000000 sits at 0% lightness and 0 chroma in OKLCH, hue 0°. Its nearest named color is Black (an exact match).

Shades and tints of #000000

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Shades

Tones

#000000 color harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split-complementary

Tetradic

Square

Monochromatic

Using #000000 in CSS

.text       { color: #000000; }
.background { background-color: #000000; }
.border     { border: 2px solid #000000; }

/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0 0 0); }

/* #000000 at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #00000080; }

Is #000000 accessible?

#000000 on white text scores 21.00:1; on black text it scores 1.00:1. White text passes WCAG AAA on #000000. Recommended text color on a #000000 background: white.

A 1:1 vs black
A 21:1 vs white
  • AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
  • AA large ≥ 3 Pass
  • AAA normal ≥ 7 Pass
  • AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass

Recommended text color: white

CSS contrast-color() contrast-color(#000000) → white
APCA Lc experimental 107.9 Lc · body text — preferred (white text)

WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.

Related colors

See more in the black family on the colors hub.

Frequently asked questions

What color is #000000?
#000000 is Black. In RGB it is rgb(0, 0, 0), and in HSL hsl(0, 0%, 0%).
What is #000000 in RGB?
#000000 converts to rgb(0, 0, 0) — red 0, green 0, blue 0.
What text color is readable on #000000?
White text — it has the higher contrast ratio (21.00:1) against #000000. White text passes WCAG AAA on #000000.
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