What color is #000000?

#000000 is a black known as Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000000?

The RGB value is 0, 0, 0: 0 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000000?

The complementary color is #000000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1:1 and white text 21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000000 color

#000000 rgb(0, 0, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #000000 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 0% blue (0, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 0% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 100% black.

This exact color is also called Black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 21:1).

#000000 color codes

HEX	`#000000`
RGB	`rgb(0, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 0%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 0%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 100%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0, 0, 0)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0, 0, 0)`
Decimal	`0`
Short hex	`#000`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000000, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #000000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #000000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000000; }
.text { color: #000000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000000, #000000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #000000?: #000000 is a black known as Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000000?: The RGB value is 0, 0, 0: 0 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000000?: The complementary color is #000000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1:1 and white text 21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.