Shades of black
| Black | |
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 Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #000000 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 0, 0) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 0, 0, 100) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (–°, –%, 0%) |
| Source | X11/By definition |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Black | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #000000 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 0, 0) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 0, 0, 100) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (-°, -%, 0%) |
| Source | X11/By definition |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Midnight blue | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #191970 |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (97, 78, 39, 29) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (240°, 78%, 44%) |
| Source | X11 |
| H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
| Dim gray | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #696969 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (105, 105, 105) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 0, 0, 59) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (--°, 0%, 41%) |
| Source | X11 |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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| Ebony | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #555D50 |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (9, 0, 14, 64) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (97°, 14%, 37%) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
| H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
| Taupe | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #483C32 |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 60, 60, 30) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 17%, 34%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
| Davy's gray | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #555555 |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 0, 0, 67) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (-°, 0%, 33%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
| Charcoal | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #36454F |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (32, 13, 0, 69) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (204°, 31%, 31%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
| Outer Space | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #414A4C |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (15, 0, 3, 70) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (191°, 15%, 30%) |
| Source | Crayola |
| H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
| Café noir | |
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Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #4B3621 |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 28, 56, 71) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (30°, 56%, 29%) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Shades of black are colors that differ only slightly from pure black. These colors have a low lightness. From photometric point of view, a color which differs slightly from black always has low relative luminance. Variations of black include what are commonly termed off-black colors, which may be considered part of a neutral color scheme, usually in interior design as a part of a background for brighter colors. Black and dark gray colors are powerful accent colors that suggest weight, dignity, formality, and solemnity.
In color theory, a shade is a pure color mixed with black. It decreases its lightness while nearly conserving its chromaticity. Strictly speaking, a “shade of black” is always a pure black itself and a “tint of black” would be a neutral gray. Unlike these, many off-black colors possess a hue and a colorfulness (also called saturation).
Colors often considered "shades of black" include onyx, black olive, charcoal, and jet; these colors and other variations of black are shown below.
Black (#000000)
#000000
Black is a color, the perception of which is evoked by the total absence of light that stimulates any of the three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye and with very low brightness compared to the surroundings. A black visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness. Black is the darkest possible color.
A black body is an idealized physical body that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation (regardless of frequency or angle of incidence). To the human eye, it seems black.
Some recent surface treatments to simulate a black body are:
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