#000000Black (#000000) is a near-black neutral with an OKLCH hue of 0°, lightness 0 and chroma 0. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #000000 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 0, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 0%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 0%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 100%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(0 0 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.000 0.000 0) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Black is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#000000 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#000000 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#000000 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#000000 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 21:1 and against black 1:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a4a4a4 · #7f7f7f · #5b5b5b · #3a3a3a · #1b1b1b · #000000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#313006 · #281e00 · #1c0e00 · #180600 · #210400 · #000000
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#8d7e65 · #825650 · #5d420e · #49201b · #1f1402 · #000000
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#88d2de · #604d4a · #472e2b · #2b1210 · #0b0202 · #000000
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eaf4f5 · #b5a8a6 · #656c6d · #382c2b · #010304 · #000000
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f2f2 · #d5d5d5 · #a8a8a8 · #2b2b2b · #000000 · #e25044
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f2f2f2 · #d5d5d5 · #a8a8a8 · #2b2b2b · #000000 · #dac64e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1f6fa · #7eb7bf · #2a7681 · #00373e · #0a0000 · #000000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e1f6fa · #82b8ab · #3d7191 · #003930 · #00050f · #000000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e8f6e9 · #92b797 · #586996 · #222e50 · #000400 · #000000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f4e3 · #a8b186 · #2a7681 · #34284b · #000405 · #000000
#2b2b2b · #555555 · #808080 · #aaaaaa · #d5d5d5
#000000 · #000000 · #000000 · #000000 · #000000
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields.