Black

#191d1c

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. Almost anything sits on top of it, which is what makes a good neutral useful.

Black color values

Every conversion for #191d1c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#191d1c

RGB25, 29, 28

HSL165, 7%, 11%

HSV165, 14%, 11%

CMYK14%, 0%, 3%, 89%

Lab10.33, -2.13, 0.05

XYZ1.05, 1.17, 1.27

Decimal1645852

Web safe#003333

Pantone426 C

Shades of black

#181c1b #171a1a #161918 #151817 #141716 #131515 #111414 #101312 #0f1211 #0e1010

Tints of black

#2d3533 #424c49 #566460 #6a7b77 #80918d #97a6a2 #afbab7 #c6cecc #dee2e1 #f5f7f6

Colors that go with black

Complementary#1d191a Analogous#191d1a Analogous#191c1d Triadic#1c191d Triadic#1d1c19 Split complementary#1d191c Split complementary#1d1a19

Black in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 14, 0, 3, 89.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #191d1c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 0 3 89

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 4 7 95

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 #191d1c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #191d1c; }
.text { color: #191d1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #191d1c; }

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 #191d1c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #191d1c 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 #191d1c 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 #191d1c 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

The figures for #191d1c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.