What color is Black?
Black is a color with no visible light, the deepest possible shade, shown as #000000 in digital color. It has a flat, absorbing quality with no hue or undertone. A piece of obsidian stone is a familiar match.
What is the meaning of the color Black?
Ancient Egyptians used black ink made from carbon soot as early as 3200 BCE, one of the earliest recorded uses of the color as a pigment. In medieval Europe, black dyes were costly to produce and were worn by wealthy merchants and clergy to signal authority. By the 19th century, black became the standard color of formal mourning in Britain following Queen Victoria’s decades-long observance after Prince Albert’s death in 1861. Coco Chanel’s 1926 introduction of the little black dress in American Vogue established black as a staple of modern fashion.
What colors go with Black?
Similar Colors
Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #000000 |
color: #000000;
|
| RGB | 0, 0, 0 |
color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
|
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 0%, 0% |
color: rgb(0%, 0%, 0%);
|
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 0%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 0°, 0%, 0% |
color: hsl(0, 0%, 0%);
|
| HSV | 0°, 0%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 0, 0, 0 |
color: lab(0% 0 0);
|
| Decimal | 0 | Not supported in CSS |
Color Variations
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Color Harmonies
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.black {
color: #000000;
}
$black: #000000;
rgb(0, 0, 0)