Khoa Nguyen
Pressure creates diamonds

Don't use pure black and white in your design

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Pure White Alternatives (#FFFFFF)

#F5F5FA
#F0F0F5
#EBEBF0
#E6E6EB
#E1E1E5

#F9F4F4
#F5F0F0
#F0EBEB
#EBE6E6
#E5E1E1

Pure Black Alternatives (#000000)

#1F1F29
#17171F
#13131A
#101014
#0C0C0F

#291F1F
#1F1717
#1A1313
#141010
#0F0C0C

Pure black alternative

  1. Charcoal Gray - Hex: #121212
  2. Dark Slate Gray - Hex: #191919
  3. Outer Space - Hex: #252525
  4. Rich Black - Hex: #0A0A0A
  5. Coffee Bean - Hex: #1B1B1B
  6. Dark Gray - Hex: #212427
  7. Oil Black - Hex: #0C0C0C
  8. Obsidian - Hex: #0B1215
  9. Ebony - Hex: #222428
  10. Black Chocolate - Hex: #100D08
  11. Gunmetal - Hex: #1D1F21
  12. Smoky Black - Hex: #101720
  13. Oxford Blue - Hex: #212A37
  14. Eerie Black - Hex: #232023
  15. Jet Black - Hex: #161618
  16. Iridium - Hex: #181818
  17. Arsenic - Hex: #11181C
  18. Charleston Green - Hex: #212124
  19. Dark Gunmetal - Hex: #222428
  20. Jet - Hex: #2A2A2A
  21. Black Olive - Hex: #242526
  22. Midnight Blue - Hex: #212121
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