How many shades of black are there?

There is no fixed number: any color with a black hue can be called a shade of black. This page lists 149 named shades, from darkest to lightest.

What are the most common shades of black?

Common named shades include Black (#000000), Raven Black (#050301), Rich Black (#010B13), Midnight Black (#0B0C10), Off Black (#0F0F0F), Licorice (#1B1212).

What is the hex code for black?

Pure black is usually given as #000000, but every shade listed here has its own code.

Shades of black

149 named shades of black with their hex codes, sorted from darkest to lightest. Click any color for its RGB, HSL and CMYK values, matching colors and palettes.

Popular shades of black

#000000Black
#050301Raven Black
#010b13Rich Black
#0b0c10Midnight Black
#0f0f0fOff Black
#1b1212Licorice

All 143 more shades of black

#010203Black Hole
#030205Raven’s Coat
#110101Dark Matter
#03050aEight Ball
#060313Obsidian Shard
#110011Glossy Black
#0a0502Liquorice
#060606Black Metal
#03012dMidnight
#00022eIllicit Darkness
#0e0702Blackout
#0f0707Knight Rider
#080813Narwhal Gray
#010b13Black Knight
#1d0200Dwarf Fortress
#060b14Dark Rift
#0b0b0bRaven
#000435Oblivion
#020f03Blackn’t
#0c0c0cBlack Wash
#130a06Asphalt
#001000Cosmic Bit Flip
#150811Noir Fiction
#180614Crow
#220011Belladonna
#0b0c14Midnight Oil
#060929Mysterious Depths
#000044Endless Galaxy
#0f0d0dBlack Sheep
#130d07Balsamico
#041108Jedi Night
#050d25Void
#220022Black Sabbath
#091101Memorial Black
#160435Quiet Abyss
#0f1012Ruined Smores
#111111Dreamless Sleep
#12110eSinister
#220033Coal Mine
#0c121bMidnight Edition
#121210Glimpse Into Space
#111122Corbeau
#1d0d1dShot in the Dark
#131313Cursed Black
#2e0303Nether
#141311Dark Veil
#000b44Storm
#1a1110Scandinavian Liquorice
#071037Infinite Night
#141414Sooty
#041330Squid’s Ink
#161410King Kong
#151515Matt Black
#16141cBack in Black
#220044Your Darkness
#151517Dark Void
#221111Italian Roast
#0f084bSilent Twilight
#1b150dSoulless
#3304043AM Breakup
#330022Vienna Roast
#1c0f33Midnight Monarch
#0a0555Ravenclaw
#16161dEigengrau
#161718Dark Moon
#17171aPiano Black
#0e191cBlack Stallion
#1a161dViolet Void
#1f1518Bats Cloak
#111144Deadly Depths
#000066Alone in the Dark
#191916Twilight Zone
#1f180aNoir Mystique
#001b2eOxford by Night
#2b0f2eDark Prom Queen
#001155Interstellar Blue
#2d1403Shadow Play
#151931Dark Knight
#110066The Vast of Night
#011c39Naval Night
#1c1c1aCoco’s Black
#201b20Night Demons
#0e1d32Trapped Darkness
#2c1620Black Cherry
#251b19Dark Orchestra
#271b10Burnt Coffee
#150f5bSpace Colonisation
#3f012cDark Sanctuary
#1c1e21Satin Deep Black
#220066Blackmail
#112211Nightmare
#040273Deep Blue
#1e1e21Inkwell Inception
#001f3fMidnight Mirage
#161e34Sombre Night
#211e1fUmbra
#102030The Count’s Black
#330055Hollow Knight
#161d3bNightwalker
#002233Midnight Dreams
#241f20Velvet Black
#212121Lead
#202124Noble Black
#252024Ink Black
#1e231cUnderworld
#10252aSunken Ship
#232323Young Night
#1b2431Dark
#1e2433Moonless Mystery
#162825Swamp Thing
#0f282fBlack Box
#252525Nero
#1e272cBlack Pearl
#27252aDarth Vader
#222831Infinity
#282828Dire Wolf
#302621Wood Bark
#262926Bitter Liquorice
#28282dAnthracite
#172b36Oceanic Noir
#242a2eCinder
#262a2bGraphite Black
#29292fJaguar
#372528Aubergine
#2a2a2aThe End
#292b31Night Sky
#34282cSmoky Charcoal
#2c2a35Haiti
#312b27Noir
#2b2c30Caviar
#342931Melanzane
#2b2e26Marshland
#322c2bDiesel
#352b30Mystical Shadow
#2e2e2eCarbon Fibre
#133337Elite Teal
#3b2b2cHavana
#332e2eNight Rider
#3e2b23English Walnut
#332f2cHoly Crow
#392d2bMole
#293135Nightmare Fuel
#2b322dTerminal Black

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Questions

How many shades of black are there?: There is no fixed number: any color with a black hue can be called a shade of black. This page lists 149 named shades, from darkest to lightest.
What are the most common shades of black?: Common named shades include Black (#000000), Raven Black (#050301), Rich Black (#010B13), Midnight Black (#0B0C10), Off Black (#0F0F0F), Licorice (#1B1212).
What is the hex code for black?: Pure black is usually given as #000000, but every shade listed here has its own code.