6 Best Black and White Website Designs

6 Best Black and White Website Designs
Article by DesignRush DesignRush
Last Updated: March 31, 2023

What’s a classic that never goes out of style? Black-and-white website designs!

A monochromatic color scheme can communicate a sense of refinement and professionalism. Black and white designs, popular among web design experts, exude elegance, a trait that other color schemes have difficulty achieving. It can also help you develop simple, sleek, and visually appealing website designs for your business, blog, or personal portfolio.

In this article, we’ll review some of the best black-and-white website designs and why they stand out. These designs demonstrate the power of black and white in web design through simple layouts, powerful typography, and inventive use of negative space.

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1. Impossible by Allali Ilies

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[Source: Allali Ilies]

Standout Features:

  • A product-centered design
  • Artistic and gentle
  • Unintrusive copy

Allali Ilies developed a concept that reimagines the black-and-white website design for the Craighill puzzle line called Impossible. Despite essentially being an eCommerce website, the designer placed the beauty behind the craftmanship in the center of attention.

The minimal layout features positive space and various puzzle shapes and sizes, emphasizing their decorative potential rather than presenting them as a casual item in your basket.

This layout promotes the puzzles’ artistic element, prompting the viewer’s delight towards the engineering and design that made them. The way the puzzles are presented adds an air of luxury, reinforced with imaginative short copies that describe rather than aggressively sell, serving as a stylish addition to the craftsmanship value of the items.

2. Christian Medallada

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[Source: Christian Medallada]

Standout Features:

  • Classy typewriter text representation
  • A contrasting, full-screen menu
  • A cool hovering effect

Christian Medallada’s black-and-white web design is a perfect example of how web designers’ portfolio websites can be a bundle of joy for browsers with a keen eye.

As you land on the website, a short loading page introduces the owner through heavy white typography spelling out his name. It’s followed by a steady, typewriter-like hero text that fills the blank grey screen.

From that point, you can either scroll and browse past projects or click on the menu button at the top right corner. The colorless projects gallery is brought to life as you hover over them, immediately gaining color and scaling up.

The menu is a delightful contrast to the grey atmosphere, as the entire screen turns white with four options you can browse through. The hover effect applies to each of them, with Christian’s colorful photo inviting you to learn more about his career or personal life.

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3. Salt & Pepper Agency

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[Source: Salt & Pepper Agency]

Standout Features:

  • A clean, one-page layout
  • A cool blobby visual
  • Various dynamic elements

The next design (by SNP) on our list of top black-and-white website designs tells you all about the team’s work ethic: clean, straightforward, and stylish.

This simple one-page layout grabs your attention with a playful blobby visual as a sole element obstructing the white-paper look. The large visual comprises black dots that change shape based on your cursor movement, prompting you to take a second and have fun with it.

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The blob is set behind the limited hero text, acting like a swift online business card that tells you what the agency excels at. The second section on the homepage contrasts white with grey and uses heavy white typography to express the company’s work style through a friendly introduction.

However, the presentation assures you won’t miss the message as it is crafted dynamically, with each word showing itself individually, finally forming a complete message with “bolded” words colored black.

Following this is a four-part section about the company's features and characteristics that intrigue the visitors more. Below it is a clean gallery of past work with lots of vertical space between the projects and a testimonial section with scaled-up typography.

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4. PUNK RAVE by Nellodia

[Source: Nellodia]

Standout Features

  • Traditional meets contemporary
  • Model photography
  • Bold typography

The PUNK RAVE store’s black-and-white web design pushes the boundaries of your usual eCommerce website. Nellodia’s approach to the brand helped connect the artistic beauty and punk’s nerve to boost the selling potential through a beautiful combination of traditional art and the modern way of living.

The best example of this can be found on the homepage, where the screen is covered with a side view of a model holding a skull, resembling Shakespeare’s Hamlet. However, unlike the traditional version, this skull is tattooed and stylized with accessories, and the look on the model’s face is not fearful but courageous.

The models dressed in dark-colored brand items set the tone for the design as a beautiful contrast to the vast monochrome positive space.

The typography is limited and decorative, adding another layer to the models’ photographic storytelling. Albeit limited, typography can make all the difference in your online branding. This is exemplified in the headline font style. It is a perfect choice to communicate the brand’s identity, as it combines some gothic attributes with punk and fun features.

5. Envy Hair Salon by Media Suite

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[Source: Envy Hair Salon]

Standout Features:

  • An extended header
  • A snippet of each section
  • A monochromatic team gallery

Envy Hair Salon's site is one of the top black-and-white website designs that stays true to the brand’s name. Thanks to Media Suite’s stylish work, the site effectively assists clients in looking for services and products more easily.

The extended header features a hero image on the left and a menu on the right, with interchangeable images portraying each section. The landing page features an incredible photo of a bird eating bread from someone’s hand and a powerful quote from the salon’s owner, telling you more about the brand’s values.

You can find a snippet of the sections by scrolling with a tasteful blend of visuals represented in different ways. For example, the featured services are shown through large images, one above the other, whereas the products go out in a carousel.

The team section shows a professional photography gallery of each employee, and clicking on one displays a summarized profile and pricing for all the services.

6. WebValley Studio

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[Source: WebValley Studio]

Standout Features:

  • A remarkable dynamic hero image
  • Slow burn style
  • A subtle sidebar menu

How do you communicate vast amounts of content while retaining the browser’s attention to their browsing experience? WebValley Studio did so through this outstanding black-and-white website design. The agency employs fantastic imagery and several dynamic elements that build the agency’s excellent website design.

The web journey starts with a stunning dynamic hero image that speaks volumes about the brand. The GIF depicts a panoramic view of a barren valley engulfed in fog with cloudy skies above. Both the fog and the clouds are in motion.

The more you scroll, the more the brightness reduces, eventually leading to a dark grey screen with contrasting white typography and a sidebar menu that complements the composition. As you learn more about the brand in the About section, it’s hard to miss the counters that verify quality.

Each section with extensive typography improves the user journey through a slow burn effect, with chunks of the content appearing slowly, setting the browsing pace and ensuring that nothing goes overseen.

The project gallery is divided into a logo-based listing of the associated companies on the left and a project teaser on the right. The image changes depending on your cursor position, with each company name revealing a relevant picture.

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