About This Background
This background provides an absolute true pitch black (hex #000000, RGB 0, 0, 0). On self-emissive displays such as OLED, AMOLED, and QD-OLED, every individual subpixel turns completely off, achieving true 0 cd/m² luminance and infinite contrast.
Absolute darkness with zero light emission. On LCD panels (IPS, VA, TN), the liquid crystal shutter blocks backlight pass-through, highlighting any perimeter light leakage.
Minimalist, immersive, and sleek. Ideal for cinematic focus, late-night workstations, and dual-monitor sleeping setups.
View in Full Screen
Enter fullscreen in a pitch-dark room to evaluate panel contrast, examine backlight bleed along bezel edges, or rest secondary monitors.
Testing OLED deep blacks, checking for hot subpixels, and reducing power draw on mobile devices.
If your screen appears slightly dark gray rather than pitch black, you are viewing an LCD display with an active LED backlight. If patches of light appear along the edges, observe whether the light shifts with your head angle (IPS glow) or stays stationary (backlight bleed).
How to Use This Background
Backlight Bleed & IPS Glow Diagnosis
Identify hardware light leakage along display bezels in a darkened environment.
OLED Battery Conservation
Smartphones, laptops, and tablets with OLED panels consume drastically less power when rendering true black.
Dual-Monitor Sleep Screen
Keep your secondary monitor powered on without emitting distracting glow while watching movies or gaming.
Locating Hot & Stuck Pixels
Stuck subpixels that stay energized (red, green, blue, or white) pop immediately against pitch black.
Choosing the Right Background
Select true black for OLED battery saving, darkroom media consumption, and panel defect diagnostics.
While true black offers infinite contrast, reading dense small text against pitch black can cause halation or astigmatism glow for some users. Dark gray backgrounds (#121212) can be more forgiving for reading.
For low-light creative editing where near-black shadow detail is essential, consider the Dark Background (#121212), which keeps a little separation from pure black.
Specifies the maximum permissible black level (0.0005 cd/m²) required for HDR True Black display certification.
Read Official Guidance from Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA)Related Guides & Complementary Backgrounds
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a black background actually save battery on laptops?
Only if your laptop features an OLED or mini-LED display with local dimming. Standard IPS and TN laptop screens keep their backlight lamps on regardless of what color is on screen.
Why does my black screen look glowing blue or gray from an angle?
That is known as IPS glow, an inherent optical behavior of in-plane switching panels. When viewed from wide oblique angles, unpolarized light scatters through the liquid crystals.
What is the color code for true black?
The hex code is #000000, RGB is rgb(0, 0, 0), and HSL is hsl(0, 0%, 0%).