# Black and White: Near-black and silver

The "Black and White: Near-black and silver" palette brings together black, gray, light gray, and off-white. The colors span a very broad lightness range, combining near-neutral color with high contrast. Its quiet and understated character suits brand mood boards and editorial graphics. Its darkest tone is black, and its lightest tone is off-white.

- Also called: Black, gray and white linear gradient
- Seed: `kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4`
- Page: https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4?steps=32&angle=135
- Drawn as: linear gradient, 32 steps, 135 degrees
- Kinds: dark to light, neutral, light
- Hues: achromatic
- Contrast of its darkest and lightest colors: 20.9 to 1

## Colors

The name most people give each color, and the text color that reads on it with its contrast.

| Stop | Hex | OKLCH | Name | Text on it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | `#000000` | `oklch(1.97% 0.0000 89.88)` | Black | white, 20.9 to 1 |
| 2 | `#010101` | `oklch(6.68% 0.0000 89.88)` | Binary Black | white, 20.8 to 1 |
| 3 | `#080808` | `oklch(13.21% 0.0000 89.88)` | Reversed Grey | white, 20 to 1 |
| 4 | `#181818` | `oklch(21.01% 0.0000 89.88)` | Thamar Black | white, 17.7 to 1 |
| 5 | `#2c2c2c` | `oklch(29.50% 0.0000 89.88)` | Shoe Wax | white, 13.8 to 1 |
| 6 | `#434343` | `oklch(38.12% 0.0000 89.88)` | Black Suede | white, 9.9 to 1 |
| 7 | `#595959` | `oklch(46.30% 0.0000 89.88)` | Shadow Mountain | white, 7 to 1 |
| 8 | `#6d6d6d` | `oklch(53.49% 0.0000 89.88)` | Dove Grey | white, 5.1 to 1 |
| 9 | `#7d7d7d` | `oklch(59.14% 0.0000 89.88)` | Aged Moustache Grey | black, 5.1 to 1 |
| 10 | `#8b8b8b` | `oklch(63.70% 0.0000 89.88)` | City Storm | black, 6.1 to 1 |
| 11 | `#979797` | `oklch(67.57% 0.0000 89.88)` | Spanish Grey | black, 7.1 to 1 |
| 12 | `#a1a1a1` | `oklch(70.86% 0.0000 89.88)` | Artificial Intelligence Grey | black, 8.1 to 1 |
| 13 | `#aaaaaa` | `oklch(73.71% 0.0000 89.88)` | Dhūsar Grey | black, 9 to 1 |
| 14 | `#b2b2b2` | `oklch(76.23% 0.0000 89.88)` | Tangled Web | black, 9.8 to 1 |
| 15 | `#b9b9b9` | `oklch(78.54% 0.0000 89.88)` | Covered in Platinum | black, 10.6 to 1 |
| 16 | `#c0c0c0` | `oklch(80.77% 0.0000 89.88)` | Silver | black, 11.5 to 1 |
| 17 | `#c7c7c7` | `oklch(82.98% 0.0000 89.88)` | Paternoster | black, 12.4 to 1 |
| 18 | `#cdcdcd` | `oklch(84.90% 0.0000 89.88)` | Compact Disc Grey | black, 13.2 to 1 |
| 19 | `#d3d3d3` | `oklch(86.55% 0.0000 89.88)` | Pinball | black, 13.9 to 1 |
| 20 | `#d7d7d7` | `oklch(87.97% 0.0000 89.88)` | Cape Hope | black, 14.6 to 1 |
| 21 | `#dbdbdb` | `oklch(89.23% 0.0000 89.88)` | Porpoise | black, 15.2 to 1 |
| 22 | `#dfdfdf` | `oklch(90.39% 0.0000 89.88)` | Friendly Ghost | black, 15.7 to 1 |
| 23 | `#e3e3e3` | `oklch(91.50% 0.0000 89.88)` | Cold Wind | black, 16.3 to 1 |
| 24 | `#e6e6e6` | `oklch(92.62% 0.0000 89.88)` | Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | black, 16.8 to 1 |
| 25 | `#eaeaea` | `oklch(93.78% 0.0000 89.88)` | Plaster | black, 17.4 to 1 |
| 26 | `#eeeeee` | `oklch(94.92% 0.0000 89.88)` | Super Silver | black, 18.1 to 1 |
| 27 | `#f2f2f2` | `oklch(96.01% 0.0000 89.88)` | Zappy Zebra | black, 18.6 to 1 |
| 28 | `#f5f5f5` | `oklch(97.02% 0.0000 89.88)` | White Smoke | black, 19.2 to 1 |
| 29 | `#f8f8f8` | `oklch(97.95% 0.0000 89.88)` | Zhēn Zhū Bái Pearl | black, 19.7 to 1 |
| 30 | `#fbfbfb` | `oklch(98.77% 0.0000 89.88)` | Whiteout | black, 20.2 to 1 |
| 31 | `#fdfdfd` | `oklch(99.46% 0.0000 89.88)` | Brilliance | black, 20.6 to 1 |
| 32 | `#ffffff` | `oklch(100.00% 0.0000 89.88)` | White | black, 21 to 1 |

## CSS

```css
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000000 0.0%, #010101 3.2%, #080808 6.5%, #181818 9.7%, #2c2c2c 12.9%, #434343 16.1%, #595959 19.4%, #6d6d6d 22.6%, #7d7d7d 25.8%, #8b8b8b 29.0%, #979797 32.3%, #a1a1a1 35.5%, #aaaaaa 38.7%, #b2b2b2 41.9%, #b9b9b9 45.2%, #c0c0c0 48.4%, #c7c7c7 51.6%, #cdcdcd 54.8%, #d3d3d3 58.1%, #d7d7d7 61.3%, #dbdbdb 64.5%, #dfdfdf 67.7%, #e3e3e3 71.0%, #e6e6e6 74.2%, #eaeaea 77.4%, #eeeeee 80.6%, #f2f2f2 83.9%, #f5f5f5 87.1%, #f8f8f8 90.3%, #fbfbfb 93.5%, #fdfdfd 96.8%, #ffffff 100.0%);
background: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch, oklch(1.97% 0.0000 89.88) 0.0%, oklch(6.68% 0.0000 89.88) 3.2%, oklch(13.21% 0.0000 89.88) 6.5%, oklch(21.01% 0.0000 89.88) 9.7%, oklch(29.50% 0.0000 89.88) 12.9%, oklch(38.12% 0.0000 89.88) 16.1%, oklch(46.30% 0.0000 89.88) 19.4%, oklch(53.49% 0.0000 89.88) 22.6%, oklch(59.14% 0.0000 89.88) 25.8%, oklch(63.70% 0.0000 89.88) 29.0%, oklch(67.57% 0.0000 89.88) 32.3%, oklch(70.86% 0.0000 89.88) 35.5%, oklch(73.71% 0.0000 89.88) 38.7%, oklch(76.23% 0.0000 89.88) 41.9%, oklch(78.54% 0.0000 89.88) 45.2%, oklch(80.77% 0.0000 89.88) 48.4%, oklch(82.98% 0.0000 89.88) 51.6%, oklch(84.90% 0.0000 89.88) 54.8%, oklch(86.55% 0.0000 89.88) 58.1%, oklch(87.97% 0.0000 89.88) 61.3%, oklch(89.23% 0.0000 89.88) 64.5%, oklch(90.39% 0.0000 89.88) 67.7%, oklch(91.50% 0.0000 89.88) 71.0%, oklch(92.62% 0.0000 89.88) 74.2%, oklch(93.78% 0.0000 89.88) 77.4%, oklch(94.92% 0.0000 89.88) 80.6%, oklch(96.01% 0.0000 89.88) 83.9%, oklch(97.02% 0.0000 89.88) 87.1%, oklch(97.95% 0.0000 89.88) 90.3%, oklch(98.77% 0.0000 89.88) 93.5%, oklch(99.46% 0.0000 89.88) 96.8%, oklch(100.00% 0.0000 89.88) 100.0%);
```

## Keyframes

5 OKLCH keyframes joined by a Catmull-Rom spline. Hue is unwrapped degrees.

| Keyframe | Lightness | Chroma | Hue |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0.579 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0.819 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0.929 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## In these collections

- [Black and white gradients](https://grabient.com/black-and-white-gradients)

## Other forms

- [JSON](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.json?steps=32&angle=135)
- [PNG](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.png?steps=32&angle=135)
- [SVG](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.svg?steps=32&angle=135)
- [CSS](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.css?steps=32&angle=135)
- [ASE](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.ase?steps=32&angle=135)
- [GPL](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.gpl?steps=32&angle=135)
- [GRD](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.grd?steps=32&angle=135)
- [Design tokens](https://grabient.com/kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4.tokens.json?steps=32&angle=135)
- [Social card](https://grabient.com/api/og?seed=kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4&steps=32&angle=135)
- [Palettes like this one](https://grabient.com/palettes?q=kWBQAASYA_-gAP_2AD__wA_4)
- [Guide for agents](https://grabient.com/llms.txt)