When in doubt wear black, well this statement is not just limited to fashion designing, it is pertinent in web-designing too.
No matter if black is considered as a color or not, certainly it is the king of all colors when it comes to style and fashion. This mysterious color actually has dual personality, black is quite often associated with sadness, mourn and bad luck, on the other hand it represents luxury, power, sophistication and boldness. If you have the zeal to create something real, then definitely incorporate black in your color palette. Web-designers have significantly understood the power of black and thus more and more web-designers are integrating this sensational color on their websites. Even if black is related to darkness, it suddenly adds depth and makes the site look alive. Black is a sole color which never goes out of fashion, whether it’s a person or website, any personality wearing may look glamorous. Black matches with almost every color and makes the opposite hue pop out. Businesses that sell high-end and fashionable products can bring class in their websites by integrating color black.
Guidelines to make your websites look more refined and vivacious with color black:
Make maximum use of white space:
Black is the darkest color thus to avoid the web page looking too dark and gloomy, make use of white space.
- White space helps the structure look uncluttered and understandable
- Web elements and text are properly highlighted by making use of maximum white space in black background web sites
- White space doesn’t mean white, it actually means empty space or negative spacing
Selection and usage of fonts:
Black background websites turn out to be of bad quality due to poor readability factor. Readability should be one of your major concerns when you decide to go with black.
- Website text should be easily understandable without causing strain to eyes
- Make use of large fonts wherever necessary, this will not only make the text readable but will look eye-catching too
- Sans-serif font is a favorable font which is easily legible
- Remember if the background is black then the font color should be definitely light, to make the content readable, you should maintain the contrast in a healthy way
Color combination with black color:
Though black matches with any color and make the opposite color stand out, you have to blend it with right colors to make the website look more impactful.
- To make the black look more dramatic and enchanting, you have to coalesce it with best complementary colors
- If the website is meant for luxurious brands like cars, apparels or jewelry then you can combine black with silver, gold or chartreuse green color
- These color combination will add opulence to the site
- To create a dramatic effect mix black with bright colors
Examples of color combination:
Black and red combination creates a sensational effect while black with orange looks striking.
- Yellow or electric pink completely pops out when combined with black
- Well if you want to create an ultimate contrast effect then nothing can work better than white, of course
- Blue and black combination makes the website look cool and calm
Probably black is not technically a color, in fact it is more than a color as it evokes strong emotions. Eye-catching website will drive you more traffic, so if want to grab attention of the users then beyond doubt, go for black.
