Note that the black text on red sign becomes black on black for some color blind users.

What colour text on black background. Shown are the corresponding Red Green Blue RGB values as well as the long color number used in Microsoft Office Word and Excel coding. Red Vision Missing. SThis page demonstrates screen colors with 000000 black background and various colored texts.

They are basic examples on which it is impossible to go wrong. If one or two sets of cones do not function correctly then a person will have trouble telling certain colors apart. However using white text on a dark background also has its advantages.

A preview of the text and background color combination is given. Demonstrate screen colors with 000000 black background and all possible colored texts. Heres the same palette desaturated a bit.

A background color that goes with both black and white foreground text color. Yellow with black lettering sends out a clear information message which is needed in such an environment. Text of any color on a black background is hard to read for people who have astigmatism so reciting some old study that says dark green text on a black background is the best for everybody is silly.

Yellow text is a good choice. Blue text is a bad choice. While Black text is a bad choice.

A very wide subtle soft white glow or spotlight will lighten the background adding contrast to make your black text making it pop same goes for a black glow behind white text or any pair of contrasting colors. Similarly if your brand colors are black and white this means great contrast but if you have a site with lengthy amounts of text a black background with white text is going to make reading very an eye-straining experience despite the inherent strength of contrast between black and white. Avoid red purple and blue on black.