Shades of Black
Named black shades with their HEX codes, a light-to-dark scale, and real black paint colours across 16 brands. Tap any shade to open its full colour page.
There are dozens of shades of black — from light tints to deep, dark tones. This page lists named black shades with their HEX codes (e.g. Black is #1A1A1A), a light-to-dark scale, and real black paint colours across 16 brands.
A generated tint-to-shade ramp of black. Tap a band to copy its hex.
Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.
Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.
What are the shades of black?+
Shades of black range from pale, light tints to deep, dark tones. Below are 351 named black colours with their HEX codes, plus a light-to-dark scale and matching real paints.
What is the HEX code for black?+
A representative black is #1A1A1A. There's no single code — black spans a range of hues; see the named shades above for each one's exact HEX.
What are the names of black shades?+
Popular black shades include named colours like the ones listed above — each with its exact HEX code, so you can copy and use it in design or match it to paint.
Can I get black paint?+
Yes — the paint matches above show real black paint colours across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more) with their codes, so you can buy the exact shade.