#18181B — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS zinc-900 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#18181B is a very dark, nearly neutral near-black neutral. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class zinc-900 (e.g. bg-zinc-900, text-zinc-900). Its nearest CSS named color is black (#000000). For readable text on a #18181B background, white text gives the strongest contrast (17.72:1). Because it is dark, #18181B suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#18181B in Tailwind CSS (zinc-900)

#18181B ships with Tailwind CSS as zinc-900 — use it as bg-zinc-900, text-zinc-900, or border-zinc-900. It sits at step 900 of the zinc ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #18181B (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #2f2f32 Copy
• 20% tint #464649 Copy
• 30% tint #5d5d5f Copy
• 40% tint #747476 Copy
• 50% tint #8c8c8d Copy
• 60% tint #a3a3a4 Copy
• 70% tint #bababb Copy
• 80% tint #d1d1d1 Copy
• 90% tint #e8e8e8 Copy

Shades of #18181B (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #161618 Copy
• 20% shade #131316 Copy
• 30% shade #111113 Copy
• 40% shade #0e0e10 Copy
• 50% shade #0c0c0e Copy
• 60% shade #0a0a0b Copy
• 70% shade #070708 Copy
• 80% shade #050505 Copy
• 90% shade #020203 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #18181B background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #18181B from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More near-black neutral colors in the library: #171717 (neutral-900), #262626 (neutral-800), #0A0A0A (neutral-950).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #18181B?

  #18181B is a very dark, nearly neutral near-black neutral — rgb(24, 24, 27). Its nearest CSS named color is black. In Tailwind CSS it is zinc-900.

• How do I make tints and shades of #18181B?

  Mix #18181B with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #18181B is #464649 and a 20% shade is #131316 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #18181B in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #18181B?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #18181B background at 17.72:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #18181B?

  zinc-900 — use it as bg-zinc-900, text-zinc-900, or border-zinc-900. The full zinc 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.