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Shades of black
A full palette of black — shades (toward black), tints (toward white) and tones (toward grey) — each with its hex and RGB code. Click any swatch to copy.
#111111
Shades of black
Black mixed with black — darker and deeper.
#111111
rgb(17, 17, 17)
#0F0F0F
rgb(15, 15, 15)
#0E0E0E
rgb(14, 14, 14)
#0C0C0C
rgb(12, 12, 12)
#0B0B0B
rgb(11, 11, 11)
#090909
rgb(9, 9, 9)
#080808
rgb(8, 8, 8)
#060606
rgb(6, 6, 6)
#050505
rgb(5, 5, 5)
#030303
rgb(3, 3, 3)
#020202
rgb(2, 2, 2)
#000000
rgb(0, 0, 0)
Tints of black
Black mixed with white — lighter and softer.
#111111
rgb(17, 17, 17)
#272727
rgb(39, 39, 39)
#3C3C3C
rgb(60, 60, 60)
#525252
rgb(82, 82, 82)
#686868
rgb(104, 104, 104)
#7D7D7D
rgb(125, 125, 125)
#939393
rgb(147, 147, 147)
#A8A8A8
rgb(168, 168, 168)
#BEBEBE
rgb(190, 190, 190)
#D4D4D4
rgb(212, 212, 212)
#E9E9E9
rgb(233, 233, 233)
#FFFFFF
rgb(255, 255, 255)
Tones of black
Black mixed with grey — muted and subtle.
#111111
rgb(17, 17, 17)
#1B1B1B
rgb(27, 27, 27)
#252525
rgb(37, 37, 37)
#2F2F2F
rgb(47, 47, 47)
#393939
rgb(57, 57, 57)
#434343
rgb(67, 67, 67)
#4E4E4E
rgb(78, 78, 78)
#585858
rgb(88, 88, 88)
#626262
rgb(98, 98, 98)
#6C6C6C
rgb(108, 108, 108)
#767676
rgb(118, 118, 118)
#808080
rgb(128, 128, 128)
Shades, tints and tones explained
Starting from a base black (#111111), a shade adds black, a tint adds white, and a tone adds grey. Together they give you a coherent black palette — useful for hover states, backgrounds, borders and accessible text.
Want a different starting black? Open the colour picker, choose your exact black, and it will generate fresh shades and tints, or convert any of the codes above to OKLCH, HSL or CMYK.
What are the shades of black?
Black mixed with increasing amounts of black, giving progressively darker versions. Tints use white, tones use grey.
What is the hex code for black?
A common black is #111111, but black spans the whole range shown above.
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