Black

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 21.00:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#000000sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 0, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 0%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 100%)approximate process color

Tailwindneutral-900nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA21.00:1

Black textfails AA1.00:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#030303

#020202

#000000

#4D4D4D

#9F9F9F

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#000000

Triadic

#000000

Complement

#000000

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-black: #000000;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-black);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hueneutral

Lightness0 L*

Chroma0.0

Luminance0.000